Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 2.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
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pay 18.9% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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