Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 6.6 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.14
|
$41.23
€38.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.83
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$7.70
€7.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.57
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.11
|
$10.72
€10.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.34
|
$8.50
€7.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.53
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.83
|
$6.64
€6.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.62
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.94
|
$8.27
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.71
|
$38.21
€35.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,922.94
|
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.62
|
$18.25
€17.12
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN22.04
|
$107.38
€100.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN473.21
|
$5,818.99
€5,459.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN344.25
|
$4,384.68
€4,113.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN159.15
|
$226.60
€212.60
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN428.70
|
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,938.57
|
$19,240.37
€18,052.28
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.66
|
$4.42
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.95
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.96
|
$604.70
€567.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.68
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.22
|
$142.47
€133.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.12
|
$39.03
€36.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.85
|
$149.66
€140.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.30
|
$481.56
€451.82
|
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