Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 47.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
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