Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 86.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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