Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 70.0% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 90.2% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
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