Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 12.2% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
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