Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 22.8% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Mexico
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 49.5% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 24.9% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 24.3% more in Mexico

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mexico are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Mexico.

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Mexico vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$10.46 MX$193.35	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$9.03 MX$166.91	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$1.43 MX$26.47	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$1.04 MX$19.32	+3.9%
Average			-0.6%

Bulgaria vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$2.72 MX$50.21	+186.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$4.30 MX$79.55	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$6.19 MX$114.55	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$2.55 MX$47.12	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$3.66 MX$67.67	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$1.30 MX$23.98	+85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$0.70 MX$12.93	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$0.94 MX$17.44	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$0.84 MX$15.45	-20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$0.90 MX$16.67	+77.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$0.91 MX$16.80	+106.5%
Average			+25.8%

Bulgaria vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$5.55 MX$102.60	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$30.03 MX$555.39	+29.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$20.12 MX$372.17	+187.3%
Average			+4.3%

Bulgaria vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.5% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	$30.02 MX$555.11	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$49.08 MX$907.55	-40.7%
Average			+49.5%

Bulgaria vs. Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay 24.9% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-11.4%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$2.63 MX$48.58	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$3.45 MX$63.89	+59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$4.64 MX$85.88	+27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$39.21 MX$725.11	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$5.46 MX$100.90	-24.2%
Average			+16.4%

Bulgaria vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.3% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$42.67 MX$789.09	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+19.4%
Average			+24.3%

Bulgaria vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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