Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 55.7% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 40.4% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 81.5% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Bulgaria

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	$10.15 BGN17.66	+513.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	$9.64 BGN16.77	+207.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	$1.44 BGN2.50	+162.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	$1.01 BGN1.75	+263.5%
Average			+319.6%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	$0.95 BGN1.65	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	$4.69 BGN8.16	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	$6.44 BGN11.21	+36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	$3.03 BGN5.28	+96.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	$3.28 BGN5.70	+141.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	$0.70 BGN1.22	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	$0.85 BGN1.47	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	$0.80 BGN1.39	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	$1.05 BGN1.82	+90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	$0.51 BGN0.89	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	$0.44 BGN0.77	-52.6%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	$6.06 BGN10.54	+102.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.36 IDR187K	$23.17 BGN40.33	+123.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.54 IDR418M	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	$7.01 BGN12.19	+80.8%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.77 IDR357K	$13.39 BGN23.30	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.41 IDR5M	$353.09 BGN614.48	+25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 IDR3M	$263.80 BGN459.09	+61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 IDR901K	$82.79 BGN144.08	+65.9%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 81.5% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.24 IDR2M	$384.45 BGN669.05	+190.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,685.47 IDR103M	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+13.4%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	$2.06 BGN3.59	-14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	$2.17 BGN3.77	+40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	$3.64 BGN6.33	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.79 IDR411K	$31.52 BGN54.86	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	$7.19 BGN12.52	+137.7%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46 IDR766K	$49.90 BGN86.85	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.22 IDR491K	$29.26 BGN50.92	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.72 IDR1M	$77.75 BGN135.31	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.24 IDR1M	$76.05 BGN132.34	+16.6%
Average			+12.4%

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