Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 10.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Japan, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Japan
|
Bulgaria
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Japan
|
Bulgaria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
Japan
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Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
|
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