Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 23.4% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
|
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