Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 36.5% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
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pay 14.2% less for groceries
Central African Republic
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Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
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pay 12.9% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Bulgaria
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
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pay 89.7% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Bulgaria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Bulgaria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.55
BGN117.19
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