Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Yaren instead of Sofia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sofia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
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