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Bulgaria vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 39.7% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 48.5% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.2% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 64.6% more in Bulgaria

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$9.56 BGN16.12	+181.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$8.87 BGN14.96	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$1.33 BGN2.24	+64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.88 BGN1.48	+41.0%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$0.94 BGN1.58	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$4.88 BGN8.22	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$6.66 BGN11.23	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$3.03 BGN5.11	+70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$3.37 BGN5.68	+64.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$0.72 BGN1.22	-50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.87 BGN1.47	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.82 BGN1.38	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$1.04 BGN1.76	+57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.51 BGN0.86	-21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.47 BGN0.78	-9.4%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$5.81 BGN9.80	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$23.91 BGN40.31	+149.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$6.84 BGN11.54	-24.3%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$13.13 BGN22.14	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$346.09 BGN583.42	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$256.92 BGN433.11	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$78.57 BGN132.45	+27.7%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 48.5% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$357.15 BGN602.06	+67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+29.4%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.85 BGN3.12	+77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.98 BGN3.35	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$3.65 BGN6.15	+108.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$31.65 BGN53.35	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$7.37 BGN12.42	+96.4%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 64.6% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$49.07 BGN82.71	+101.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$28.91 BGN48.74	+36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$84.15 BGN141.86	+22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$78.49 BGN132.31	+98.5%
Average			+64.6%

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