Cost of living comparison
Praia is 4.5% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Praia instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
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