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Bulgaria vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 41.0% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 47.6% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	China	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.50	$9.56 BGN16.12	+230.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.49	$8.87 BGN14.96	+76.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.36	$1.33 BGN2.24	+179.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.96	$0.88 BGN1.48	+217.8%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	China	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.52	$0.94 BGN1.58	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.71	$4.88 BGN8.22	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.44	$6.66 BGN11.23	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.05	$3.03 BGN5.11	+94.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.78	$3.37 BGN5.68	+121.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.25	$0.72 BGN1.22	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.86	$0.87 BGN1.47	+59.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.41	$0.82 BGN1.38	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$1.04 BGN1.76	+106.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.13	$0.51 BGN0.86	+68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.79	$0.47 BGN0.78	+18.1%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 47.6% more for transportation

	China	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.68	$5.81 BGN9.80	+34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.78	$23.91 BGN40.31	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥135,449.43	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	+65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.89	$6.84 BGN11.54	+73.6%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	China	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥79.08	$13.13 BGN22.14	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,157.22	$346.09 BGN583.42	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,384.25	$256.92 BGN433.11	+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥290.39	$78.57 BGN132.45	+91.4%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	China	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,761.13	$357.15 BGN602.06	-8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,621.66	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	-55.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.37	$1.85 BGN3.12	+77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥20.07	$1.98 BGN3.35	-30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.77	$3.65 BGN6.15	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥290.99	$31.65 BGN53.35	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.33	$7.37 BGN12.42	+23.1%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	China	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥324.95	$49.07 BGN82.71	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥218.85	$28.91 BGN48.74	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥504.18	$84.15 BGN141.86	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥515.65	$78.49 BGN132.31	+7.7%
Average			+6.5%

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