Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Sofia Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 6.9% cheaper than Sofia.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 18.5% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Santiago

The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Sofia. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Sofia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Sofia, you would:

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Sofia	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 BGN19.70	$10.50 CLF0.2300	-12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.40 BGN15.51	$8.10 CLF0.1800	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 BGN2.80	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BGN2.24	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-14.1%
Average			-11.2%

Sofia vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Sofia	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 BGN2.09	$1.55 CLF0.0300	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.03 BGN9.95	$5.13 CLF0.1100	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 BGN11.84	$4.52 CLF0.1000	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 BGN6.42	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 BGN6.17	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 BGN1.41	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 BGN1.46	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.43	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 BGN2.07	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BGN0.83	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 BGN0.71	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+71.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Sofia	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 BGN9.60	$5.23 CLF0.1100	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.84 BGN49.25	$41.99 CLF0.9200	+40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,917.07 BGN51,026.15	$19,201.90 CLF421.3500	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.19 BGN15.17	$12.86 CLF0.2800	+39.9%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Sofia	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.81 BGN24.45	$21.76 CLF0.4800	+46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.45 BGN1,205.54	$502.56 CLF11.0300	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$549.13 BGN906.29	$424.00 CLF9.3000	-22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.21 BGN198.40	$107.40 CLF2.3600	-10.7%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

	Sofia	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$641.00 BGN1,057.92	$431.25 CLF9.4600	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,323.50 BGN15,387.68	$8,923.79 CLF195.8100	-4.3%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sofia	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 BGN4.93	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 BGN4.31	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BGN6.40	$5.56 CLF0.1200	+43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.47 BGN73.39	$32.24 CLF0.7100	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.15 BGN16.75	$6.30 CLF0.1400	-37.9%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Sofia	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.40 BGN117.84	$53.82 CLF1.1800	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.83 BGN60.79	$30.77 CLF0.6800	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.77 BGN181.17	$73.54 CLF1.6100	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.74 BGN192.67	$81.13 CLF1.7800	-30.5%
Average			-26.1%

Sofia vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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