Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 97.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
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