Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 25.8% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 70.4% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Bulgaria

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Peru.

Bulgaria vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Peru	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.76	$8.86 BGN15.32	+136.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.20	$7.63 BGN13.19	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.43	$1.19 BGN2.06	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.73	$0.74 BGN1.27	+56.8%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Peru	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.80	$0.88 BGN1.52	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.84	$4.65 BGN8.04	+44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN17.03	$6.10 BGN10.55	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.83	$2.94 BGN5.09	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.84	$3.15 BGN5.45	+31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.61	$0.68 BGN1.18	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.42	$0.84 BGN1.46	+119.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.61	$0.73 BGN1.26	+66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.67	$0.97 BGN1.68	+114.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.60	$0.47 BGN0.82	+9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.43	$0.49 BGN0.85	+27.1%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Peru	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN19.08	$5.44 BGN9.41	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.75	$22.97 BGN39.73	+30.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,474.26	$29,917.67 BGN51,760.80	+45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.99	$6.49 BGN11.23	-59.5%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Peru	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.96	$12.17 BGN21.05	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,194.66	$301.56 BGN521.73	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN879.93	$232.85 BGN402.85	-2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN136.70	$77.06 BGN133.32	+107.3%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 70.4% more for childcare

	Peru	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN627.16	$365.01 BGN631.50	+114.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,982.22	$5,166.80 BGN8,939.13	+26.8%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.08	$1.83 BGN3.16	-26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.46	$1.76 BGN3.04	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.86	$3.23 BGN5.59	-40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN118.20	$28.54 BGN49.37	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.52	$6.67 BGN11.54	+32.4%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Peru	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.91	$44.59 BGN77.14	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.72	$28.98 BGN50.13	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN245.05	$75.86 BGN131.24	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN231.20	$76.78 BGN132.84	+22.1%
Average			+12.9%

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