Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 2.9% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
|
pay 97.2% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
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