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Bulgaria vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 18.4% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 17.6% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 23.5% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR297.43	$9.56 BGN16.12	+48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.73	$8.87 BGN14.96	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR43.01	$1.33 BGN2.24	+42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.55	$0.88 BGN1.48	+58.8%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 17.6% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.08	$0.94 BGN1.58	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.50	$4.88 BGN8.22	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR244.31	$6.66 BGN11.23	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.85	$3.03 BGN5.11	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.86	$3.37 BGN5.68	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.20	$0.72 BGN1.22	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.73	$0.87 BGN1.47	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.85	$0.82 BGN1.38	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.99	$1.04 BGN1.76	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.15	$0.51 BGN0.86	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.64	$0.47 BGN0.78	+4.1%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 23.5% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.73	$5.81 BGN9.80	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,525.00	$23.91 BGN40.31	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,424,197.63	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,402.18	$6.84 BGN11.54	-77.5%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,428.00	$13.13 BGN22.14	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,781.53	$346.09 BGN583.42	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,128.66	$256.92 BGN433.11	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,717.09	$78.57 BGN132.45	+111.3%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,646.71	$357.15 BGN602.06	+148.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR203,010.59	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+55.2%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.82	$1.85 BGN3.12	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.58	$1.98 BGN3.35	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.71	$3.65 BGN6.15	-40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,727.45	$31.65 BGN53.35	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.89	$7.37 BGN12.42	+24.2%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,320.16	$49.07 BGN82.71	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,887.99	$28.91 BGN48.74	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,886.02	$84.15 BGN141.86
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,088.16	$78.49 BGN132.31	+17.3%
Average			-4.8%

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