Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 28.2% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 34.7% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$10.15 BGN17.66	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$9.64 BGN16.77	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.44 BGN2.50	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.01 BGN1.75	+15.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$0.95 BGN1.65	+12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$4.69 BGN8.16	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.44 BGN11.21	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.03 BGN5.28	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.28 BGN5.70	-15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$0.70 BGN1.22	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.85 BGN1.47	+11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.80 BGN1.39	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.05 BGN1.82	+131.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.51 BGN0.89	+22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.44 BGN0.77	-38.3%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 34.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.06 BGN10.54	+50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$23.17 BGN40.33	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$7.01 BGN12.19	-61.1%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$13.39 BGN23.30	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$353.09 BGN614.48	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$263.80 BGN459.09	-24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$82.79 BGN144.08	-53.4%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$384.45 BGN669.05	-43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-8.2%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.06 BGN3.59	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$2.17 BGN3.77	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$3.64 BGN6.33	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$31.52 BGN54.86	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$7.19 BGN12.52	-28.1%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$49.90 BGN86.85	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$29.26 BGN50.92	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$77.75 BGN135.31	-44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$76.05 BGN132.34	-36.6%
Average			-37.2%

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