Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 10.0% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.6% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 49.0% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.6% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$10.15 BGN17.66	+153.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$9.64 BGN16.77	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.44 BGN2.50	+137.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.01 BGN1.75	+53.0%
Average			+98.6%

Ethiopia vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.95 BGN1.65	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$4.69 BGN8.16	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$6.44 BGN11.21	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.03 BGN5.28	+71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$3.28 BGN5.70	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.70 BGN1.22	-71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.85 BGN1.47	+183.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.80 BGN1.39	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.05 BGN1.82	+240.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.51 BGN0.89	+131.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.44 BGN0.77	-9.8%
Average			+22.2%

Ethiopia vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$6.06 BGN10.54	+71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$23.17 BGN40.33	+9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$7.01 BGN12.19	+98.7%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 49.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$13.39 BGN23.30	-93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$353.09 BGN614.48	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$263.80 BGN459.09	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$82.79 BGN144.08	-47.2%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$384.45 BGN669.05	+181.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-78.6%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.06 BGN3.59	+157.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.17 BGN3.77	+135.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$3.64 BGN6.33	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$31.52 BGN54.86	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$7.19 BGN12.52	+91.8%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$49.90 BGN86.85	+50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$29.26 BGN50.92	-58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$77.75 BGN135.31	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$76.05 BGN132.34	-8.1%
Average			-13.3%

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