Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 33.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
|
pay 90.4% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
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