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Bulgaria vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 3.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 68.7% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 9.7 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Bulgaria

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.62 BDT197.54	$9.56 BGN16.12	+489.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 BDT581.52	$8.87 BGN14.96	+86.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BDT37.92	$1.33 BGN2.24	+326.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.35	$0.88 BGN1.48	+483.5%
Average			+346.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 BDT65.03	$0.94 BGN1.58	+75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 BDT474.39	$4.88 BGN8.22	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BDT324.21	$6.66 BGN11.23	+150.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 BDT140.34	$3.03 BGN5.11	+163.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.06 BDT128.66	$3.37 BGN5.68	+219.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 BDT113.80	$0.72 BGN1.22	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BDT44.46	$0.87 BGN1.47	+139.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 BDT103.45	$0.82 BGN1.38	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.60	$1.04 BGN1.76	+315.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.63	$0.51 BGN0.86	+272.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 BDT28.15	$0.47 BGN0.78	+101.6%
Average			+130.5%

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pay 68.7% more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 BDT465.45	$5.81 BGN9.80	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	$23.91 BGN40.31	+114.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 BDT411.91	$6.84 BGN11.54	+102.5%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	$13.13 BGN22.14	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	$346.09 BGN583.42	+279.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	$256.92 BGN433.11	+408.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	$78.57 BGN132.45	+287.0%
Average			+240.4%

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pay 9.7 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	$357.15 BGN602.06	+1209.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+539.1%
Average			+874.5%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.17 BDT508.66	$1.85 BGN3.12	-55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 BDT174.47	$1.98 BGN3.35	+38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 BDT332.11	$3.65 BGN6.15	+33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	$31.65 BGN53.35	+143.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BDT430.99	$7.37 BGN12.42	+108.2%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	$49.07 BGN82.71	+175.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	$28.91 BGN48.74	+51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	$84.15 BGN141.86	+132.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	$78.49 BGN132.31	+145.2%
Average			+126.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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