Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 74.7% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 79.2% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 80.2% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 48.2% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$10.15 BGN17.66	+406.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$9.64 BGN16.77	+112.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$1.44 BGN2.50	+102.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$1.01 BGN1.75	+92.0%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$0.95 BGN1.65	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$4.69 BGN8.16	+165.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$6.44 BGN11.21	+142.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$3.03 BGN5.28	+128.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$3.28 BGN5.70	+155.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$0.70 BGN1.22	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.85 BGN1.47	+132.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.80 BGN1.39	+114.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$1.05 BGN1.82	+66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.51 BGN0.89	+63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.44 BGN0.77	+43.0%
Average			+79.2%

Bolivia vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$6.06 BGN10.54	+165.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$23.17 BGN40.33	+8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+115.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$7.01 BGN12.19	-4.3%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$13.39 BGN23.30	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$353.09 BGN614.48	+26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$263.80 BGN459.09	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$82.79 BGN144.08	+303.3%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$384.45 BGN669.05	+219.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+133.0%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$2.06 BGN3.59	+48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$2.17 BGN3.77	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$3.64 BGN6.33	+111.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$31.52 BGN54.86	+39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$7.19 BGN12.52	+53.0%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$49.90 BGN86.85	+63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$29.26 BGN50.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$77.75 BGN135.31	+49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$76.05 BGN132.34	+35.3%
Average			+34.8%

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