Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 48.0% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Togo, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 77.8% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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