Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 77.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$17.66
GIP13.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$10.09
GIP7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$1.98
GIP1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$1.85
GIP1.43
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.67
GIP1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$4.15
GIP3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$7.63
GIP5.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$3.79
GIP2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$3.89
GIP3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$2.06
GIP1.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$1.54
GIP1.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.61
GIP1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$1.15
GIP0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$1.03
GIP0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.86
GIP0.67
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$5.78
GIP4.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$8.13
GIP6.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,037.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$24.97
GIP19.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$53.50
GIP41.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,274.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,226.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$87.83
GIP67.98
|
|
pay 77.8% more for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$805.78
GIP623.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,713.64
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$4.10
GIP3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$2.99
GIP2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$4.54
GIP3.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$70.94
GIP54.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$10.72
GIP8.30
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$125.33
GIP97.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$41.78
GIP32.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$127.87
GIP98.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$113.51
GIP87.85
|
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