Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 37.1% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.5% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 69.1% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 57.8% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.5% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 KGS400.01	$10.15 BGN17.66	+121.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 KGS655.01	$9.64 BGN16.77	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS61.67	$1.44 BGN2.50	+104.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 KGS27.63	$1.01 BGN1.75	+218.2%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 69.1% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 KGS28.81	$0.95 BGN1.65	+188.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 KGS281.41	$4.69 BGN8.16	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 KGS289.27	$6.44 BGN11.21	+94.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 KGS141.38	$3.03 BGN5.28	+87.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 KGS159.89	$3.28 BGN5.70	+79.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 KGS37.40	$0.70 BGN1.22	+63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.70	$0.85 BGN1.47	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 KGS85.48	$0.80 BGN1.39	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 KGS51.69	$1.05 BGN1.82	+77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 KGS21.95	$0.51 BGN0.89	+102.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.48	$0.44 BGN0.77	+108.1%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 57.8% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.84 KGS335.91	$6.06 BGN10.54	+57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	$23.17 BGN40.33	+95.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,144.21 KGS2M	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 KGS328.71	$7.01 BGN12.19	+86.4%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.29 KGS899.74	$13.39 BGN23.30	+30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	$353.09 BGN614.48	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	$263.80 BGN459.09	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	$82.79 BGN144.08	+153.2%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	$384.45 BGN669.05	+140.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,862.35 KGS425K	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+32.6%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.22 KGS106.67	$2.06 BGN3.59	+69.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 KGS176.62	$2.17 BGN3.77	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 KGS171.67	$3.64 BGN6.33	+85.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	$31.52 BGN54.86	-18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.57 KGS400.01	$7.19 BGN12.52	+57.3%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	$49.90 BGN86.85	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	$29.26 BGN50.92	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	$77.75 BGN135.31	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	$76.05 BGN132.34	+29.6%
Average			+8.5%

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