Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 64.9% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.52
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.31
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.85
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 68.9% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.94
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.51
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.59
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.78
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 66.2% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.61
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN51.30
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN46,166.70
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.32
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.50
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN882.69
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN681.63
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN187.62
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 83.6% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN846.92
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,358.22
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.10
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.81
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.39
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN126.30
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.43
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN149.00
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN163.71
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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