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Bulgaria vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 5.6% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Bulgaria

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.8% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$9.56 BGN16.12	-8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$8.87 BGN14.96	+13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$1.33 BGN2.24	+44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$0.88 BGN1.48	+82.0%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$0.94 BGN1.58	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.88 BGN8.22	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$6.66 BGN11.23	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$3.03 BGN5.11	+33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$3.37 BGN5.68	+3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$0.72 BGN1.22	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.87 BGN1.47	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.82 BGN1.38	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$1.04 BGN1.76	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.51 BGN0.86	+36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.47 BGN0.78	+37.6%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$5.81 BGN9.80	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$23.91 BGN40.31	+1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$6.84 BGN11.54	+85.5%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$13.13 BGN22.14	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$346.09 BGN583.42	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$256.92 BGN433.11	-28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$78.57 BGN132.45	+2.2%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$357.15 BGN602.06	+24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	-3.7%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$1.85 BGN3.12	+4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$1.98 BGN3.35	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$3.65 BGN6.15	+52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$31.65 BGN53.35	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$7.37 BGN12.42	+41.1%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Armenia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$49.07 BGN82.71	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$28.91 BGN48.74	-45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$84.15 BGN141.86	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$78.49 BGN132.31	-24.6%
Average			-37.7%

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