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Bulgaria vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 6.2% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 35.1% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 30.9% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	$9.56 BGN16.12	+33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	$8.87 BGN14.96	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.19	$1.33 BGN2.24	+7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.23	$0.88 BGN1.48	+17.7%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 35.1% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD433.22	$0.94 BGN1.58	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD809.00	$4.88 BGN8.22	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	$6.66 BGN11.23	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD560.18	$3.03 BGN5.11	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD452.13	$3.37 BGN5.68	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD400.28	$0.72 BGN1.22	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.25	$0.87 BGN1.47	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD304.37	$0.82 BGN1.38	-57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD195.64	$1.04 BGN1.76	-14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD148.82	$0.51 BGN0.86	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.25	$0.47 BGN0.78	-47.7%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 30.9% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD761.49	$5.81 BGN9.80	+21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	$23.91 BGN40.31	-51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,441.77	$6.84 BGN11.54	-68.3%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	$13.13 BGN22.14	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	$346.09 BGN583.42	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	$256.92 BGN433.11	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	$78.57 BGN132.45	-29.4%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	$357.15 BGN602.06	+93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+145.1%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD373.82	$1.85 BGN3.12	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD558.48	$1.98 BGN3.35	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	$3.65 BGN6.15	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	$31.65 BGN53.35	-24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	$7.37 BGN12.42	-35.8%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	$49.07 BGN82.71	+128.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	$28.91 BGN48.74	+35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	$84.15 BGN141.86	+30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	$78.49 BGN132.31	+8.1%
Average			+50.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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