Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 31.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,784
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,635
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF842
|
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,500
|
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,427
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,618
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF360
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,491
|
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,953,605
|
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,441
|
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 80.3% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,918
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF312,128
|
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,313
|
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,611
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,374
|
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,207,700
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,189
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF608
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,542
|
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,486
|
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,954
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,468
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,799
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,891
|
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
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