Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 17.9% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 57.5% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in Bulgaria

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Bulgaria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$10.15 BGN17.66	+163.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$9.64 BGN16.77	+152.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.44 BGN2.50	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$1.01 BGN1.75	-25.6%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$0.95 BGN1.65	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$4.69 BGN8.16	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$6.44 BGN11.21	+69.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$3.03 BGN5.28	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$3.28 BGN5.70	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.70 BGN1.22	-73.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.85 BGN1.47
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.80 BGN1.39	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.05 BGN1.82	+38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.51 BGN0.89
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.44 BGN0.77
Average			-20.6%

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$6.06 BGN10.54	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$23.17 BGN40.33	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$7.01 BGN12.19	-77.9%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$13.39 BGN23.30	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$353.09 BGN614.48	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$263.80 BGN459.09	+190.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.79 BGN144.08
Average			+36.4%

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pay 57.5% more for childcare

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$384.45 BGN669.05	+284.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-35.5%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.06 BGN3.59	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.17 BGN3.77	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.64 BGN6.33
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$31.52 BGN54.86	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$7.19 BGN12.52	+331.9%
Average			+44.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.90 BGN86.85
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$29.26 BGN50.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.75 BGN135.31
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$76.05 BGN132.34

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