Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 1.2% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Laos, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Laos
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
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