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Cost of Living in Bulgaria
Cost of living in Bulgaria is 48.65% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Bulgaria is 77.15% 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 | 44.00 лв | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.00 лв | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 2.00 лв | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.00 лв | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 2.21 лв | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.65 лв | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.02 лв | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 7.56 лв | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.93 лв | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.98 лв | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.14 лв | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.83 лв | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 4.08 лв | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.97 лв | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.86 лв | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.12 лв | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.95 лв | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.12 лв | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.47 лв | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.50 лв | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 1.04 лв | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.94 лв | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 9.00 лв | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.23 лв | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.05 лв | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 5.50 лв | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 1.30 лв | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 50.00 лв | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 0.95 лв | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1.29 лв | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 13.20 лв | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 8.40 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) | 33,751.93 лв | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 168.71 лв | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.27 лв | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 19.94 лв | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 40.52 лв | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 19.29 лв | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.00 лв | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 541.85 лв | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 8,243.15 лв | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 87.49 лв | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 47.87 лв | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 122.79 лв | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 116.56 лв | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 495.98 лв | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 361.64 лв | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 924.00 лв | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 674.21 лв | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 203.53 лв | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 136.96 лв | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,003.82 лв | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.08 |
Prices in Bulgaria
These data are based on 13275 entries in the past 18 months from 1058 different contributors.
Last update: October 2019
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: October 2019
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 | 40.44 | 12.75 | 26.93 | 33.28 | 34.65 | 57.19 | |
| Varna | 36.86 | 8.07 | 22.82 | 31.19 | 31.39 | 47.52 | |
| Plovdiv | 36.45 | 7.99 | 22.57 | 30.07 | 29.33 | 49.43 |
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