Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 39.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
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 CFA771
|
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
|
pay 66.1% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.78
BGN143.98
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