Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 85.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Chad, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Chad
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
|
|
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