Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 16.9% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.9% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 63.0% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Bulgaria

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

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Bulgaria vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 96.9% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$10.15 BGN17.66	+407.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$9.64 BGN16.77	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.44 BGN2.50	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.01 BGN1.75	+18.4%
Average			+96.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.95 BGN1.65	+44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.69 BGN8.16	+32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$6.44 BGN11.21	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.03 BGN5.28	+67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.28 BGN5.70	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.70 BGN1.22	-78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.85 BGN1.47	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.80 BGN1.39	+147.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.05 BGN1.82	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.51 BGN0.89	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.44 BGN0.77	-40.4%
Average			-20.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.06 BGN10.54	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.17 BGN40.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+151.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$7.01 BGN12.19	+55.7%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 63.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$13.39 BGN23.30	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$353.09 BGN614.48	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$263.80 BGN459.09	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$82.79 BGN144.08	+80.4%
Average			-63.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Bulgaria - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$384.45 BGN669.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.06 BGN3.59	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.17 BGN3.77	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.64 BGN6.33	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.52 BGN54.86
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.19 BGN12.52
Average			-8.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Bulgaria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$49.90 BGN86.85	+399.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$29.26 BGN50.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$77.75 BGN135.31	+288.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$76.05 BGN132.34	+52.1%
Average			+209.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Bulgaria - Cost of clothing

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