Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 23.7% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Castries, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$102.16
BGN189.77
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