Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 22.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
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