Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 9.5% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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