Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 71.4% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 95.3% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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