Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 30.8% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
|
pay 19.7% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
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