Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 39.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Bulgaria
- Groceries
-
pay 10.0% less in Bulgaria
- Transportation
-
pay 12.4% more in Bulgaria
- Housing
-
pay 32.8% less in Bulgaria
- Childcare
-
pay 66.1% more in Bulgaria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.3% more in Bulgaria
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Bulgaria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$8.86
BGN16.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$7.63
BGN13.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.19
BGN2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.74
BGN1.33
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.88
BGN1.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.65
BGN8.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$6.10
BGN11.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.94
BGN5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.15
BGN5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$0.68
BGN1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.73
BGN1.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.97
BGN1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.47
BGN0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$5.44
BGN9.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.97
BGN41.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.67
BGN54,078.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.49
BGN11.73
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$12.17
BGN21.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$301.56
BGN545.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$232.85
BGN420.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$77.06
BGN139.29
|
|
pay 66.1% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$365.01
BGN659.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,339.33
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.83
BGN3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.76
BGN3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$3.23
BGN5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$28.54
BGN51.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.67
BGN12.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.59
BGN80.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.98
BGN52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.86
BGN137.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.78
BGN138.78
|
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