Cost of living comparison

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Bulgaria vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 22.6% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.5% more in Bulgaria
Groceries
pay 8.2% less in Bulgaria
Transportation
pay 10.4% less in Bulgaria
Housing
pay 17.8% more in Bulgaria
Childcare
pay 18.9 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.3% less in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 29.5% more for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$10.15
BGN17.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,983
$9.64
BGN16.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.44
BGN2.50
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pay 8.2% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Bulgaria
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.95
BGN1.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,966
$4.69
BGN8.16
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,036
$6.44
BGN11.21
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pay 10.4% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.06
BGN10.54
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,411
$23.17
BGN40.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$30,114.16
BGN52,407.07
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pay 17.8% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Bulgaria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $13.39
BGN23.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $353.09
BGN614.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$263.80
BGN459.09
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pay 18.9 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $384.45
BGN669.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA199K
$6,445.67
BGN11,217.27
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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA997
$2.06
BGN3.59
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,741
$2.17
BGN3.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,639
$3.64
BGN6.33
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
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
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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