Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 2.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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