Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 50.8% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN19.90
|
$6.17
LYD29.710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$5.14
LYD24.760
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.42
|
$0.47
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.50
|
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN8.98
|
$2.40
LYD11.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.80
|
$3.73
LYD17.960
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.25
|
$1.40
LYD6.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.22
|
$1.45
LYD7.000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.86
LYD4.140
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.48
|
$0.51
LYD2.470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.91
|
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.29
LYD1.370
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.00
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.44
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN49.75
|
$16.46
LYD79.230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN49,747.11
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,279.480
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.83
|
$7.00
LYD33.670
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.36
|
$19.74
LYD94.990
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN982.51
|
$226.36
LYD1,089.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN732.20
|
$124.50
LYD599.190
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN187.50
|
$41.19
LYD198.220
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN913.48
|
$68.60
LYD330.130
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,792.85
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,951.970
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.78
|
$0.67
LYD3.220
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.70
|
$0.58
LYD2.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN5.97
|
$2.26
LYD10.890
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN64.74
|
$27.40
LYD131.850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN14.92
|
$5.14
LYD24.760
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN129.99
|
$30.31
LYD145.890
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN57.99
|
$32.72
LYD157.470
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN179.39
|
$48.68
LYD234.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN169.09
|
$58.53
LYD281.710
|
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