Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 45.0% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
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