Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 3.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.27
|
$8.86
BGN16.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT526.80
|
$7.63
BGN13.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.30
|
$1.19
BGN2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.54
|
$0.74
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.34
|
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT454.23
|
$4.65
BGN8.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.38
|
$6.10
BGN11.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.10
|
$2.94
BGN5.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.64
|
$3.15
BGN5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.54
|
$0.68
BGN1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.94
|
$0.84
BGN1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.64
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.49
|
$0.97
BGN1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.40
|
$0.47
BGN0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.89
|
$0.49
BGN0.90
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT440.19
|
$5.44
BGN9.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,471.21
|
$22.97
BGN41.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,083,332.42
|
$29,917.67
BGN54,569.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.39
|
$6.49
BGN11.84
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,854.17
|
$12.17
BGN22.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,041.11
|
$301.56
BGN550.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,693.06
|
$232.85
BGN424.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,474.52
|
$77.06
BGN140.56
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,613.48
|
$365.01
BGN665.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,036.33
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,424.21
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT454.85
|
$1.83
BGN3.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.26
|
$1.76
BGN3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.67
|
$3.23
BGN5.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,396.89
|
$28.54
BGN52.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT439.16
|
$6.67
BGN12.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,074.43
|
$44.59
BGN81.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,017.47
|
$28.98
BGN52.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,411.53
|
$75.86
BGN138.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,955.62
|
$76.78
BGN140.05
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