Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 32.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
$0.75
F CFA475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$0.78
F CFA492
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$1.58
F CFA997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
$0.57
F CFA358
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$0.70
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.88
F CFA557
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
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