Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 44.8% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.6% less in Sofia
- Groceries
-
pay 58.0% less in Sofia
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5% less in Sofia
- Housing
-
pay 66.2% less in Sofia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.6% less in Sofia
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sofia.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$10.96
BGN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$8.22
BGN14.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.48
BGN2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.03
BGN1.86
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.12
BGN2.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
BGN9.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.60
BGN11.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.55
BGN6.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.50
BGN6.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
BGN1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
BGN2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
BGN0.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
BGN0.85
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.66
BGN10.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.40
BGN49.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,952.87
BGN54,144.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.51
BGN13.57
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$13.48
BGN24.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$570.94
BGN1,032.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$430.23
BGN777.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$114.12
BGN206.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$554.43
BGN1,002.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,747.31
BGN12,196.85
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.74
BGN4.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.26
BGN4.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.34
BGN6.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.04
BGN66.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.22
BGN14.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.63
BGN127.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.57
BGN60.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.28
BGN179.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.16
BGN184.67
|
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