Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 41.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Sofia instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
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