Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 29.9% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$64.55
BGN117.84
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