Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 3.6% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$8.92
GEL24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$8.13
GEL22.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.84
GEL2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.66
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$3.99
GEL10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$7.17
GEL19.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.30
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$2.68
GEL7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.54
GEL1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.74
GEL2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.71
GEL1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.67
GEL1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.30
GEL0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$4.38
GEL12.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$14.31
GEL39.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$20,343.17
GEL55,943.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$4.81
GEL13.23
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$15.85
GEL43.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$467.69
GEL1,286.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$341.06
GEL937.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$52.84
GEL145.30
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$204.64
GEL562.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,062.91
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.55
GEL4.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.53
GEL6.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$2.94
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$39.97
GEL109.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$5.55
GEL15.27
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$60.56
GEL166.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$44.07
GEL121.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$99.89
GEL274.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$106.19
GEL292.02
|
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