Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 3.2 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$11.07
BGN19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$1.35
BGN2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 77.8% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$5.00
BGN8.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$6.57
BGN11.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$1.07
BGN1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$5.81
BGN10.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$27.68
BGN49.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,787.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$7.14
BGN12.85
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$13.00
BGN23.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$546.64
BGN983.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$407.37
BGN732.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$104.32
BGN187.65
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$508.23
BGN914.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,804.03
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$36.02
BGN64.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
$8.30
BGN14.94
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$72.32
BGN130.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$32.26
BGN58.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$99.80
BGN179.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$94.08
BGN169.23
|
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