Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 29.2% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay 32.3% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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