Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bulgaria vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary
Bulgaria is 24.4% more expensive than Mali overall.
Bulgaria vs. Mali Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Mali, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
$10.15
BGN17.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
$9.64
BGN16.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA540
|
$1.44
BGN2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA394
|
$1.01
BGN1.75
|
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
$0.95
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
$4.69
BGN8.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
$6.44
BGN11.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
$3.03
BGN5.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
$3.28
BGN5.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
$0.70
BGN1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA278
|
$0.85
BGN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
F CFA749
|
$0.80
BGN1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
F CFA557
|
$1.05
BGN1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA326
|
$0.51
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA305
|
$0.44
BGN0.77
|
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
$6.06
BGN10.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.17
BGN40.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,114.16
BGN52,407.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.01
BGN12.19
|
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of transportation
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
$13.39
BGN23.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
$353.09
BGN614.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
$263.80
BGN459.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
$82.79
BGN144.08
|
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$384.45
BGN669.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,445.67
BGN11,217.27
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of childcare
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
$2.06
BGN3.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
F CFA974
|
$2.17
BGN3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.64
BGN6.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
$31.52
BGN54.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.19
BGN12.52
|
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.90
BGN86.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.26
BGN50.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.75
BGN135.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.05
BGN132.34
|
Mali vs. Bulgaria - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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