Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 2.4 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR251.49
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR905.37
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.71
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.23
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.73
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR601.29
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR434.85
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR209.62
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR192.40
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR152.53
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR76.33
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.79
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.43
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.77
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR668.45
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,207.15
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,526,827.07
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,508.94
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,441.23
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,603.59
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,155.74
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,969.41
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,487.48
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR416,756.23
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR352.09
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR223.32
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR402.38
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,292.24
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR452.68
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,411.89
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,806.26
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,993.83
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,312.25
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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