Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 13.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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