Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 21.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 41.4% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$10.15 BGN17.66	+178.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$9.64 BGN16.77	+37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.44 BGN2.50	+57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$1.01 BGN1.75	+44.5%
Average			+92.5%

Ecuador vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$0.95 BGN1.65	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$4.69 BGN8.16	+53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.44 BGN11.21	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$3.03 BGN5.28	+45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$3.28 BGN5.70	+45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.70 BGN1.22	-14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.85 BGN1.47	+73.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.80 BGN1.39	+46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$1.05 BGN1.82	+128.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.51 BGN0.89	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.44 BGN0.77	+1.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 41.4% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$6.06 BGN10.54	+105.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$23.17 BGN40.33	+19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$7.01 BGN12.19	-42.3%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$13.39 BGN23.30	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$353.09 BGN614.48	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$263.80 BGN459.09	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$82.79 BGN144.08	+82.7%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$384.45 BGN669.05	+23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+22.9%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.06 BGN3.59	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$2.17 BGN3.77	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$3.64 BGN6.33	-32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$31.52 BGN54.86	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$7.19 BGN12.52	+14.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Ecuador	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$49.90 BGN86.85	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$29.26 BGN50.92	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$77.75 BGN135.31	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$76.05 BGN132.34	-0.2%
Average			-19.3%

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