Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 26.9% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
|
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