Cost of living comparison

 Chad
compared to
 Bulgaria
Bulgaria vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 96.7% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.8% more in Bulgaria
Groceries
pay 14.8% more in Bulgaria
Transportation
pay 52.2% more in Bulgaria
Housing
pay 50.3% less in Bulgaria
Childcare
pay 6.7 times more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.6% more in Bulgaria
Clothing
pay 0.3% less in Bulgaria

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Chad. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Bulgaria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Chad, you would:

pay 31.8% more for restaurants

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,550
$8.86
BGN14.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.29
FCFA2,387
$7.63
BGN12.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.90
FCFA502
$1.19
BGN1.98

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Bread
1 loaf
$0.33
FCFA182
$0.88
BGN1.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.63
FCFA910
$4.65
BGN7.72
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
FCFA6,143
$6.10
BGN10.12

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.92
FCFA2,184
$5.44
BGN9.03
Monthly public transit pass $81.69
FCFA45,496
$22.97
BGN38.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,273.85
FCFA6,278,436
$29,917.67
BGN49,689.36

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pay 50.3% less for housing

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$190.62
FCFA106,157
$12.17
BGN20.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,386.33
FCFA772,052
$301.56
BGN500.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $179.73
FCFA100,091
$232.85
BGN386.73

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $35.95
FCFA20,018
$365.01
BGN606.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,633.89
FCFA909,918
$5,166.80
BGN8,581.39

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pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
FCFA682
$1.83
BGN3.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.76
BGN2.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.94
FCFA523
$3.23
BGN5.36

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

 
Chad
Bulgaria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.68
FCFA18,198
$44.59
BGN74.06
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.27
FCFA34,122
$28.98
BGN48.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.10
FCFA29,572
$75.86
BGN125.99

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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