Cost of living comparison
Greece is 49.6% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.9% more in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 16.3% more in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 55.3% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 17.9% more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.2% more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 37.4% more in Greece
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Greece are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN15.24
|
$13.17
€11.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN13.13
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.05
|
$2.07
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.27
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.51
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.00
|
$6.30
€5.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN10.49
|
$5.99
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.06
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.42
|
$4.23
€3.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.17
|
$0.88
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.45
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.25
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.68
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.82
|
$0.51
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.85
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN9.36
|
$7.55
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN39.53
|
$40.19
€35.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN51,500.27
|
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN11.18
|
$13.82
€12.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN20.94
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN519.11
|
$524.36
€461.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN400.83
|
$392.21
€344.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN132.65
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN628.33
|
$413.12
€363.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN8,894.14
|
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.14
|
$4.40
€3.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.02
|
$3.49
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN5.56
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN49.13
|
$48.72
€42.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN11.48
|
$8.82
€7.75
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN76.76
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN49.88
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN130.58
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN132.17
|
$93.42
€82.15
|
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