Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 60.0% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 32.7% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
?? | |
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
?? | |
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 81.8% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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