Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 15.1% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
|
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