Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 45.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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