Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 98.1% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.510
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.460
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.430
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.250
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.270
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.790
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.410
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.000
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND645.830
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND452.030
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND250.900
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.790
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.320
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND82.640
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.940
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND199.690
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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