Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 6.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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