Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 11.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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