Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 25.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 70.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
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