Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 39.2% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
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