Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 95.9% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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