Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 15.3% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
|
pay 43.4% more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
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