Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 74.6% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
|
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