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Cost of Living in Bulgaria
Cost of living in Bulgaria is 46.32% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Bulgaria is 74.03% 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) | 2.16 лв | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.63 лв | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.01 лв | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 7.39 лв | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.85 лв | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.94 лв | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.92 лв | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.88 лв | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 3.81 лв | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.89 лв | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.83 лв | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.17 лв | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.92 лв | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.07 лв | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.43 лв | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.43 лв | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.98 лв | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.93 лв | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.00 лв | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.20 лв | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.88 лв | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 5.50 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) | 8.07 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) | 33,751.99 лв | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 170.24 лв | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.28 лв | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 19.74 лв | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 41.90 лв | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 18.44 лв | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 лв | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 546.70 лв | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 6,694.08 лв | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 91.50 лв | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 48.14 лв | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 129.28 лв | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 126.21 лв | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 537.40 лв | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 401.74 лв | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 948.23 лв | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 679.26 лв | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 195.87 лв | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 136.18 лв | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,015.14 лв | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.30 |
Prices in Bulgaria
These data are based on 14362 entries in the past 18 months from 1075 different contributors.
Last update: August 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: August 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 | 39.87 | 12.13 | 26.67 | 33.19 | 32.53 | 60.73 | |
| Varna | 38.58 | 8.29 | 24.17 | 32.32 | 33.04 | 49.52 | |
| Plovdiv | 35.77 | 7.70 | 22.42 | 29.32 | 29.34 | 57.36 | |
| Burgas | 35.71 | 7.13 | 22.12 | 29.43 | 30.17 | 49.50 |
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