Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 9.7% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 29.7% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Bulgaria

Expenses including housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	$10.15 BGN17.66	-17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	$9.64 BGN16.77	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD376.48	$1.44 BGN2.50	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD202.54	$1.01 BGN1.75	+79.7%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD223.68	$0.95 BGN1.65	+53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	$4.69 BGN8.16	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	$6.44 BGN11.21	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD865.30	$3.03 BGN5.28	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	$3.28 BGN5.70	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.88	$0.70 BGN1.22	+43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD256.60	$0.85 BGN1.47	+19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.88	$0.80 BGN1.39	+27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD313.09	$1.05 BGN1.82	+21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD105.30	$0.51 BGN0.89	+75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD95.09	$0.44 BGN0.77	+67.5%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	$6.06 BGN10.54	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	$23.17 BGN40.33	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	$7.01 BGN12.19	+11.9%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 29.7% less for housing

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	$13.39 BGN23.30	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD200K	$353.09 BGN614.48	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$263.80 BGN459.09	-32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	$82.79 BGN144.08	+2.0%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD112K	$384.45 BGN669.05	+24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-37.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD806.95	$2.06 BGN3.59	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD943.19	$2.17 BGN3.77	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD854.72	$3.64 BGN6.33	+54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	$31.52 BGN54.86	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	$7.19 BGN12.52	+29.5%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	$49.90 BGN86.85	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	$29.26 BGN50.92	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	$77.75 BGN135.31	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	$76.05 BGN132.34	-4.4%
Average			-17.7%

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