Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 18.0% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
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Bulgaria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$9.92
|
$8.97
BGN15.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.39
|
$6.85
BGN12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.45
|
$1.26
BGN2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$3.97
|
$0.75
BGN1.32
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Cook Islands
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Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$4.88
|
$0.87
BGN1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.27
|
$4.50
BGN7.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.51
|
$6.18
BGN10.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.20
|
$3.01
BGN5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$3.90
|
$2.88
BGN5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.57
|
$0.80
BGN1.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.24
|
$0.72
BGN1.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
$0.94
BGN1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
$0.43
BGN0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.24
|
$0.44
BGN0.78
|
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pay 12.9% less for transportation
Cook Islands
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Bulgaria
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.02
|
$5.61
BGN9.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
BGN41.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,271.11
|
$28,293.89
BGN49,972.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$352.05
|
$6.19
BGN10.93
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Cook Islands
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Bulgaria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$173.05
|
$12.20
BGN21.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$793.34
|
$305.24
BGN539.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$694.17
|
$223.52
BGN394.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$108.44
|
$78.43
BGN138.52
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$344.87
BGN609.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,380.02
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,076.40
|
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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$7.93
|
$1.83
BGN3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.78
|
$1.71
BGN3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$29.75
|
$3.26
BGN5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$41.32
|
$28.33
BGN50.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.67
|
$7.03
BGN12.41
|
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pay 16.5% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Bulgaria
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$123.96
|
$49.83
BGN88.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$59.50
|
$28.58
BGN50.47
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$123.96
|
$76.21
BGN134.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$143.79
|
$81.30
BGN143.59
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