Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 98.9% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.11
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.07
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.52
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.81
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.90
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.30
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.34
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.04
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.65
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.18
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.45
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 96.0% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.38
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.28
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,252.56
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.08
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.01
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN865.21
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN668.13
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN183.90
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN830.15
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,054.11
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.02
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.01
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.03
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN57.64
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.08
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN123.80
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.19
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN146.05
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN160.47
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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