Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Sofia Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 13.3% cheaper than Sofia.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Bogota
Childcare: pay 37.3% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Bogota

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Sofia. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Sofia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Sofia	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 BGN29.23	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.61 BGN20.20	$10.19 COP32,345.37	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 BGN4.21	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 BGN3.14	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-51.9%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Sofia	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 BGN2.66	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 BGN9.92	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.46 BGN12.99	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37 BGN7.60	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 BGN6.81	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 BGN1.72	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 BGN1.60	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 BGN1.49	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 BGN3.36	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 BGN0.71	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+53.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Sofia	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.58 BGN11.46	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.55 BGN49.69	$49.41 COP157K	+73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,149.36 BGN52,468.33	$23,161.08 COP74M	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 BGN15.75	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+130.4%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Sofia	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.37 BGN26.74	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+93.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$780.20 BGN1,357.77	$779.14 COP2M	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.04 BGN1,049.46	$440.22 COP1M	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.09 BGN210.73	$93.36 COP296K	-22.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 37.3% less for childcare

	Sofia	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.67 BGN1,328.99	$463.22 COP1M	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,650.99 BGN22,016.26	$8,195.93 COP26M	-35.2%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sofia	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 BGN5.98	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 BGN6.15	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 BGN7.40	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.61 BGN81.12	$33.42 COP106K	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 BGN17.54	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-23.4%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Sofia	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 BGN155.21	$82.94 COP263K	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.94 BGN71.25	$47.35 COP150K	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.72 BGN185.72	$141.13 COP448K	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.41 BGN185.18	$104.65 COP332K	-1.7%
Average			+8.7%

Sofia vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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