Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 36.7% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 88.9% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 63.6% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 15.4% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$10.15 BGN17.66	+39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$9.64 BGN16.77	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$1.44 BGN2.50	+72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$1.01 BGN1.75	+104.7%
Average			+46.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.9% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$0.95 BGN1.65	+150.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$4.69 BGN8.16	+158.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$6.44 BGN11.21	+41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$3.03 BGN5.28	+122.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$3.28 BGN5.70	+92.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.70 BGN1.22	+101.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$0.85 BGN1.47	+25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$0.80 BGN1.39	+42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$1.05 BGN1.82	+81.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.51 BGN0.89	+121.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.44 BGN0.77	+90.9%
Average			+88.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.6% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$6.06 BGN10.54	+144.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$23.17 BGN40.33	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$7.01 BGN12.19	+44.4%
Average			+63.6%

Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$13.39 BGN23.30	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$353.09 BGN614.48	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$263.80 BGN459.09	+27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$82.79 BGN144.08	+139.8%
Average			+29.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria - Cost of housing

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pay 15.4% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$384.45 BGN669.05	+68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-20.9%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.06 BGN3.59	+40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$2.17 BGN3.77	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$3.64 BGN6.33	+23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$31.52 BGN54.86	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$7.19 BGN12.52	+13.8%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$49.90 BGN86.85	-29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$29.26 BGN50.92	-45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$77.75 BGN135.31	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$76.05 BGN132.34	-27.7%
Average			-35.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria - Cost of clothing

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