Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 14.2% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.11
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.07
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.52
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.81
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.90
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.30
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.34
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.04
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.65
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.18
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.45
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.38
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.28
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,252.56
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.08
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.01
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN865.21
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN668.13
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN183.90
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN830.15
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,054.11
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.02
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.01
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.03
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN57.64
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.08
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN123.80
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.19
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN146.05
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN160.47
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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