Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 12.5% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Macao, you would:
pay 65.5% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.14
|
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.19
|
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.80
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP70.21
|
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP89.64
|
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.95
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.49
|
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.78
|
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.32
|
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.89
|
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.50
|
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP53.13
|
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP179.74
|
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP249,634.80
|
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP91.27
|
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.99
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,547.50
|
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,656.93
|
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP633.40
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,491.97
|
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,414.29
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.74
|
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.87
|
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.93
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP698.98
|
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP118.83
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Macao
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP582.15
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP299.56
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP682.34
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP784.57
|
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
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