Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 3.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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