Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 8.9% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
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