Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 46.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.98
|
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.69
|
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.09
|
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿295.57
|
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿238.81
|
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.60
|
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.55
|
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.64
|
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.28
|
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.82
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.83
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿17.00
|
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.96
|
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿70.21
|
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.91
|
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿208.30
|
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
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