Bulgaria vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$1154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$3009
🏠 One person rent
$342
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1387
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$471
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$1599
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
43
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
71
58
😀 Quality of life
65
36
🏙️ Population
7M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 32% less expensive than in Senegal ($1154). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 56th for Senegal 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 0.4 months in Senegal. Ranked 50th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.02
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$2087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$7775

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1006
1.38M
Plovdiv
$696
384K
Varna
$820
369K
Burgas
$644
226K
Stara Zagora
$596
155K
Ruse
$573
159K
Pleven
$636
120K
Haskovo
$781
91.9K
Shumen
$615
95.4K
Yambol
$522
81.4K
Sliven
$544
89.4K
Dobrich
$649
89.7K
Pazardzhik
$597
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82.2K
Pernik
$557
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$690
71K
Gabrovo
$482
60.5K
Vratsa
$892
67.1K
Vidin
$455
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$587
59K
Bansko
$847
9.56K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1195
1.44M
Thies
$1067
318K
Saint-Louis
$1110
259K
Rufisque
$1116
221K
Ziguinchor
$1130
205K
Kaolack
$1141
172K
Louga
$1133
82.9K
Kolda
$1113
62.3K
Fatick
$1135
28.3K