Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 8.9% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sofia or Kingstown. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.