Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.7% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
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