Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 15.6% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% less in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 39.6% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 63.5% less in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$10.15 BGN17.66	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$9.64 BGN16.77	+60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.44 BGN2.50	+43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.01 BGN1.75	+0.5%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.95 BGN1.65
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.69 BGN8.16	+212.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$6.44 BGN11.21	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$3.03 BGN5.28	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.28 BGN5.70	-73.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.70 BGN1.22	-87.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.85 BGN1.47	+45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.80 BGN1.39	-12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$1.05 BGN1.82	+98.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.51 BGN0.89	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.44 BGN0.77	+3.9%
Average			-18.5%

Eritrea vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$6.06 BGN10.54	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$23.17 BGN40.33	+189.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.01 BGN12.19
Average			-13.3%

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pay 39.6% more for housing

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$13.39 BGN23.30	-93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$353.09 BGN614.48	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$263.80 BGN459.09	+31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$82.79 BGN144.08	+333.1%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$384.45 BGN669.05	+1437.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+147.9%
Average			+517.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$2.06 BGN3.59	+243.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.17 BGN3.77	+170.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.64 BGN6.33
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$31.52 BGN54.86	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$7.19 BGN12.52	+499.5%
Average			+181.8%

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pay 63.5% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$49.90 BGN86.85	-63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$29.26 BGN50.92	-75.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$77.75 BGN135.31	-61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$76.05 BGN132.34	-49.3%
Average			-63.5%

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