Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 22.3% cheaper than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Venezuela
Housing: pay 44.7% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Venezuela

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

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Venezuela vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$8.26 VEF82.44	-18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$10.58 VEF105.56	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$1.48 VEF14.77	+2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$1.16 VEF11.58	+15.5%
Average			-4.1%

Bulgaria vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$1.88 VEF18.74	+98.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$3.24 VEF32.34	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$7.76 VEF77.39	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$2.87 VEF28.60	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$3.13 VEF31.20	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$2.15 VEF21.43	+206.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$0.73 VEF7.27	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$0.76 VEF7.63	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$0.90 VEF8.99	-14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$0.86 VEF8.62	+69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$0.77 VEF7.67	+74.9%
Average			+22.9%

Bulgaria vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$2.52 VEF25.12	-58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$29.00 VEF289.26	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$26,527.78 VEF265K	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$20.23 VEF201.73	+188.7%
Average			-16.7%

Bulgaria vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.7% less for housing

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	$32.33 VEF322.49	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$18.46 VEF184.16	-77.7%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$82.50 VEF822.90	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	-37.3%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$1.60 VEF15.99	-22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$2.49 VEF24.84	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$2.91 VEF29.07	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$34.32 VEF342.37	+8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$4.44 VEF44.33	-38.2%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$48.42 VEF482.92	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$42.47 VEF423.65	+45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$85.14 VEF849.19	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$76.63 VEF764.38	+0.8%
Average			+11.6%

Bulgaria vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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