Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 19.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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