Cost of living comparison
Mali is 21.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Mali instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
?? | |
pay 82.0% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
?? |
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
?? |
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