Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 43.7% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 68.5% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Bulgaria

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Bulgaria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$10.15 BGN17.66	+1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$9.64 BGN16.77	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.44 BGN2.50	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.01 BGN1.75	-49.7%
Average			-11.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.5% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$0.95 BGN1.65	-72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$4.69 BGN8.16	-69.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$6.44 BGN11.21	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$3.03 BGN5.28	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$3.28 BGN5.70	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$0.70 BGN1.22	-64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$0.85 BGN1.47	-74.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$0.80 BGN1.39	-79.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$1.05 BGN1.82	-81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.51 BGN0.89	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.44 BGN0.77	-82.4%
Average			-68.5%

Marshall Islands vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$6.06 BGN10.54	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.17 BGN40.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.01 BGN12.19
Average			+2.3%

Marshall Islands vs. Bulgaria - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$13.39 BGN23.30	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$353.09 BGN614.48	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$263.80 BGN459.09	-69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$82.79 BGN144.08	-56.7%
Average			-63.5%

Marshall Islands vs. Bulgaria - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$384.45 BGN669.05	+156.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	+144.2%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.06 BGN3.59	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$2.17 BGN3.77	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.64 BGN6.33	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$31.52 BGN54.86	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.19 BGN12.52
Average			-40.4%

Marshall Islands vs. Bulgaria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$49.90 BGN86.85	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$29.26 BGN50.92	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$77.75 BGN135.31	+159.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$76.05 BGN132.34	+52.1%
Average			+19.7%

Marshall Islands vs. Bulgaria - Cost of clothing

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