Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 11.8% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
$7.74
R145.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$0.87
R16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.65
R12.23
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
$3.09
R58.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
$3.51
R65.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
$1.85
R34.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.61
R11.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.57
R10.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.59
R11.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.59
R10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.47
R8.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.47
R8.73
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
$4.65
R87.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
$40.67
R763.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
$7.53
R141.48
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$1.70
R31.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$1.67
R31.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
$30.74
R577.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
$5.40
R101.36
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
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