Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 57.9% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 19.8% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
|
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