Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 9.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Albania, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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