Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 4.1 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
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