Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 23.9% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
|
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