Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 32.3% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 54.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 15.0% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 BGN15.80	$3.27 F CFA1,956	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 BGN13.60	$10.21 F CFA6,112	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BGN2.13	$0.75 F CFA451	-36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BGN1.31	$0.78 F CFA467	+6.1%
Average			-15.0%

Bulgaria vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BGN1.57	$0.62 F CFA372	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 BGN8.29	$7.52 F CFA4,498	+61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 BGN10.87	$9.66 F CFA5,784	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 BGN5.25	$2.16 F CFA1,290	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 BGN5.62	$2.96 F CFA1,774	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 BGN1.21	$1.58 F CFA948	+132.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 BGN1.50	$0.45 F CFA272	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BGN1.30	$0.57 F CFA340	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 BGN1.74	$0.70 F CFA420	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.85	$0.70 F CFA418	+47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BGN0.88	$0.88 F CFA529	+79.1%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.44 BGN9.70	$5.32 F CFA3,184	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.97 BGN40.97	$44.93 F CFA26,893	+95.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,917.67 BGN53,375.57	$29,410.06 F CFA17,602,471	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.49 BGN11.58	$14.54 F CFA8,703	+124.0%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.17 BGN21.71	$48.27 F CFA28,893	+296.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.56 BGN538.01	$812.41 F CFA486,241	+169.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.85 BGN415.42	$291.38 F CFA174,395	+25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.06 BGN137.48	$135.65 F CFA81,192	+76.0%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$365.01 BGN651.21	$198.79 F CFA118,980	-45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,166.80 BGN9,218.00	$2,968.24 F CFA1,776,546	-42.6%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 BGN3.26	$0.98 F CFA587	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 BGN3.13	$2.38 F CFA1,422	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 BGN5.76	$1.23 F CFA733	-62.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 BGN50.91	$75.48 F CFA45,175	+164.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 BGN11.90	$8.17 F CFA4,890	+22.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.59 BGN79.55	$73.53 F CFA44,006	+64.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.98 BGN51.70	$51.74 F CFA30,967	+78.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.86 BGN135.34	$73.47 F CFA43,974	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.78 BGN136.98	$111.65 F CFA66,824	+45.4%
Average			+46.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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