Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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