Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 15.7% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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