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Bulgaria vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 2.2 times more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 91.8% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 85.8% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Bulgaria

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD362.87	$9.56 BGN16.12	+243.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD509.31	$8.87 BGN14.96	+127.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.75	$1.33 BGN2.24	+119.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.62	$0.88 BGN1.48	+251.2%
Average			+185.4%

Algeria vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.8% more for groceries

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.73	$0.94 BGN1.58	+462.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD617.40	$4.88 BGN8.22	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD454.31	$6.66 BGN11.23	+91.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.93	$3.03 BGN5.11	+72.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD276.81	$3.37 BGN5.68	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.84	$0.72 BGN1.22	-48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD186.16	$0.87 BGN1.47	-38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.47	$0.82 BGN1.38	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.79	$1.04 BGN1.76	+196.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.78	$0.51 BGN0.86	+96.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.11	$0.47 BGN0.78	+101.6%
Average			+91.8%

Algeria vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.80	$5.81 BGN9.80	+354.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	$23.91 BGN40.31	+93.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD474.78	$6.84 BGN11.54	+87.9%
Average			+133.2%

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pay 85.8% more for housing

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	$13.13 BGN22.14	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	$346.09 BGN583.42	+119.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	$256.92 BGN433.11	+150.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	$78.57 BGN132.45	+106.4%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	$357.15 BGN602.06	+406.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+134.3%
Average			+270.2%

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pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.83	$1.85 BGN3.12	-6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.44	$1.98 BGN3.35	+143.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD370.40	$3.65 BGN6.15	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	$31.65 BGN53.35	+56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD541.90	$7.37 BGN12.42	+77.2%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Algeria	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	$49.07 BGN82.71	+41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	$28.91 BGN48.74	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	$84.15 BGN141.86	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	$78.49 BGN132.31	+9.0%
Average			+8.8%

Algeria vs. Bulgaria - Cost of clothing

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