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Sofia vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Sofia is 15.5% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Sofia
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Sofia
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Sofia
Housing: pay 13.7% more in Sofia
Childcare: pay 26.6% more in Sofia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Sofia
Clothing: pay 36.4% more in Sofia

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sofia are more expensive than in Santiago.

Sofia vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sofia instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Sofia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$11.94 BGN20.12	+13.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$9.40 BGN15.85	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.69 BGN2.86	+4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.35 BGN2.28	+16.4%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Santiago	Sofia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.27 BGN2.14	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$6.03 BGN10.16	+17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$7.17 BGN12.09	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$3.89 BGN6.56	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$3.74 BGN6.30	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.86 BGN1.45	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.88 BGN1.49	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.87 BGN1.46	-5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.26 BGN2.12	+49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.50 BGN0.85	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.43 BGN0.73	-41.8%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Santiago	Sofia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$5.82 BGN9.81	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$29.84 BGN50.31	-28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	$30,917.07 BGN52,118.45	+61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$9.19 BGN15.49	-28.5%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 13.7% more for housing

	Santiago	Sofia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$14.81 BGN24.97	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8900	$730.45 BGN1,231.35	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF10.0300	$549.13 BGN925.69	+29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5400	$120.21 BGN202.65	+11.9%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 26.6% more for childcare

	Santiago	Sofia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.2000	$641.00 BGN1,080.57	+48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	$9,323.50 BGN15,717.08	+4.5%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Sofia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$2.98 BGN5.03	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$2.61 BGN4.41	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$3.88 BGN6.54	-30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$44.47 BGN74.96	+37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$10.15 BGN17.10	+61.1%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 36.4% more for clothing

	Santiago	Sofia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2700	$71.40 BGN120.37	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7300	$36.83 BGN62.09	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7400	$109.77 BGN185.05	+49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9200	$116.74 BGN196.79	+43.9%
Average			+36.4%

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