Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 44.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Austria, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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