Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 62.7% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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