Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 39.7% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$8.97
BGN16.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$6.85
BGN12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.26
BGN2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.75
BGN1.36
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.87
BGN1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$4.50
BGN8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$6.18
BGN11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$3.01
BGN5.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$2.88
BGN5.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.80
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.94
BGN1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.43
BGN0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$5.61
BGN10.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$23.43
BGN42.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,603.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$6.19
BGN11.29
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$12.20
BGN22.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$305.24
BGN556.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$223.52
BGN407.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$78.43
BGN143.04
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$344.87
BGN628.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,405.27
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.83
BGN3.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$1.71
BGN3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$3.26
BGN5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$28.33
BGN51.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$7.03
BGN12.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$49.83
BGN90.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$28.58
BGN52.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$76.21
BGN138.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$81.30
BGN148.28
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