Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 45.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
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