Cost of living comparison
Castries is 27.1% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Castries instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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