Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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