Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 2.7 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
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pay 57.0% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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