Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 33.7% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 80.2% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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