Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 49.3% more expensive than Malawi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.0% more in Bulgaria
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% more in Bulgaria
- Transportation
-
pay 83.8% more in Bulgaria
- Housing
-
pay 44.6% more in Bulgaria
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Bulgaria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.3% more in Bulgaria
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% more in Bulgaria
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,494.74
|
$8.86
BGN16.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,683.98
|
$7.63
BGN13.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,512.05
|
$1.19
BGN2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK750.69
|
$0.74
BGN1.33
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,366.81
|
$0.88
BGN1.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,356.21
|
$4.65
BGN8.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,827.43
|
$6.10
BGN11.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,999.89
|
$2.94
BGN5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,339.52
|
$3.15
BGN5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,794.51
|
$0.68
BGN1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,404.13
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,940.10
|
$0.73
BGN1.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK914.14
|
$0.97
BGN1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,248.08
|
$0.47
BGN0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,016.74
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,731.25
|
$5.44
BGN9.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,494.48
|
$22.97
BGN41.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,852,226.56
|
$29,917.67
BGN54,078.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,378.74
|
$6.49
BGN11.73
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,750.31
|
$12.17
BGN21.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,601.13
|
$301.56
BGN545.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,260.10
|
$232.85
BGN420.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,591.98
|
$77.06
BGN139.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,162.05
|
$365.01
BGN659.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,545,260.39
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,339.33
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,941.15
|
$1.83
BGN3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,051.17
|
$1.76
BGN3.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.14
|
$3.23
BGN5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,014.37
|
$28.54
BGN51.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,850.48
|
$6.67
BGN12.05
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,420.83
|
$44.59
BGN80.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,593.01
|
$28.98
BGN52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,606.51
|
$75.86
BGN137.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,606.44
|
$76.78
BGN138.78
|
|
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