Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.7 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
|
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