Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 9.6% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Chile, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2700
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1600
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2900
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF578.1100
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5200
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8600
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.7100
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.7900
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1900
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.5500
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF176.7800
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.1000
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.4100
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2100
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5900
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF1.0100
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.2500
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6800
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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