Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 2.3 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.26
BGN15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.46
BGN11.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.86
BGN1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.88
BGN7.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.10
BGN9.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.47
BGN4.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.64
BGN4.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.88
BGN1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.97
BGN10.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$23.31
BGN42.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,922.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$5.25
BGN9.62
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$12.02
BGN22.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$258.22
BGN473.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$187.85
BGN344.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$86.84
BGN159.15
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$233.94
BGN428.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,938.57
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.45
BGN2.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.25
BGN5.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$23.44
BGN42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.83
BGN10.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$46.50
BGN85.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$27.35
BGN50.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$68.67
BGN125.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.55
BGN118.30
|
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