Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 12.9% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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