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Cost of Living in Bulgaria
Cost of living in Bulgaria is 45.65% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Bulgaria is 74.06% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 10.00 лв | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 40.00 лв | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.00 лв | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 2.00 лв | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3.00 лв | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 2.14 лв | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.59 лв | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.99 лв | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 7.35 лв | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.85 лв | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.95 лв | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.87 лв | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.72 лв | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 3.72 лв | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.86 лв | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.82 лв | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.19 лв | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.91 лв | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.06 лв | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.44 лв | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.43 лв | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.98 лв | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.92 лв | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.00 лв | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.19 лв | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.87 лв | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 5.30 лв | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 1.60 лв | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 50.00 лв | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 0.90 лв | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1.29 лв | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 13.20 лв | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.94 лв | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 35,000.00 лв | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 33,729.66 лв | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 173.39 лв | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.27 лв | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 19.52 лв | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 41.71 лв | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 17.81 лв | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 11.72 лв | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 552.30 лв | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 6,280.02 лв | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 90.77 лв | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 48.92 лв | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 129.25 лв | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 124.33 лв | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 532.57 лв | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 392.69 лв | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 912.29 лв | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 648.49 лв | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 191.36 лв | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 132.76 лв | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,000.06 лв | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.43 |
Prices in Bulgaria
These data are based on 13332 entries in the past 18 months from 967 different contributors.
Last update: June 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: June 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Sources and References:
By City in Bulgaria
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 39.85 | 12.35 | 26.88 | 32.39 | 32.65 | 60.90 | |
| Varna | 38.49 | 8.48 | 24.34 | 32.07 | 33.75 | 50.85 | |
| Plovdiv | 36.26 | 7.85 | 22.87 | 29.50 | 29.87 | 58.96 | |
| Burgas | 36.11 | 7.29 | 22.52 | 29.77 | 30.55 | 51.57 |
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