Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 77.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.55
|
$17.66
GIP13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$10.09
GIP7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.38
|
$1.98
GIP1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.48
|
$1.85
GIP1.41
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.90
|
$1.67
GIP1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.83
|
$4.15
GIP3.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.60
|
$7.63
GIP5.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.14
|
$3.79
GIP2.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.11
|
$3.89
GIP2.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.29
|
$2.06
GIP1.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.45
|
$1.54
GIP1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.41
|
$1.61
GIP1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.88
|
$1.15
GIP0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.87
|
$1.03
GIP0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN0.99
|
$0.86
GIP0.66
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.26
|
$5.78
GIP4.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN48.88
|
$8.13
GIP6.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN48,884.58
|
$31,057.47
GIP23,611.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.61
|
$24.97
GIP18.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN22.96
|
$53.50
GIP40.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN965.47
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,251.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN719.50
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,205.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN184.25
|
$87.83
GIP66.77
|
|
pay 77.8% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN897.64
|
$805.78
GIP612.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,553.70
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,506.23
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.72
|
$4.10
GIP3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.63
|
$2.99
GIP2.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.87
|
$4.54
GIP3.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN63.62
|
$70.94
GIP53.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$10.72
GIP8.15
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN127.74
|
$125.33
GIP95.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN56.98
|
$41.78
GIP31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN176.27
|
$127.87
GIP97.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN166.16
|
$113.51
GIP86.30
|
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