Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 5.7% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Chile, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
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