Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 29.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE472.39
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE410.17
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.24
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.15
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.66
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.92
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE446.13
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.93
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE267.31
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.25
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.38
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.61
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.60
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.65
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.68
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE551.00
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,087.51
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,683,945.73
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,939.50
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,577.21
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,244.27
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,960.33
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,436.00
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,298.67
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE173,066.90
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.69
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.79
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE447.51
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,149.32
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE596.43
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,984.70
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,982.16
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,952.43
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,918.42
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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