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Bulgaria vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 29.3% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 52.2% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 97.3% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$9.56 BGN16.12	-0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$8.87 BGN14.96	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$1.33 BGN2.24	+63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.88 BGN1.48	+84.7%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$0.94 BGN1.58	+72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$4.88 BGN8.22	+35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$6.66 BGN11.23	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$3.03 BGN5.11	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$3.37 BGN5.68	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$0.72 BGN1.22	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.87 BGN1.47	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.82 BGN1.38	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$1.04 BGN1.76	+38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.51 BGN0.86	+61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.47 BGN0.78	+60.4%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$5.81 BGN9.80	+35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$23.91 BGN40.31	+96.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	+70.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$6.84 BGN11.54	+6.2%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$13.13 BGN22.14	-16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$346.09 BGN583.42	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$256.92 BGN433.11	-17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$78.57 BGN132.45	+40.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 97.3% more for childcare

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$357.15 BGN602.06	+81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+113.5%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.85 BGN3.12	+10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.98 BGN3.35	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$3.65 BGN6.15	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$31.65 BGN53.35	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$7.37 BGN12.42	+38.1%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Georgia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$49.07 BGN82.71	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$28.91 BGN48.74	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$84.15 BGN141.86	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$78.49 BGN132.31	-15.4%
Average			-21.2%

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