Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 75.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
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