Bulgaria vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$485
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
26
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
69
15
🏙️ Population
6.44M
233M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 22% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 126th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 53rd and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bulgaria Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$2127

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K