Cost of living comparison
Apia is 34.8% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Apia instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
?? |
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
?? | |
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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