Cost of living comparison

 Bulgaria
compared to
 London, United Kingdom
London vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

London is 3.7 times more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in London
Groceries
pay 57.7% more in London
Transportation
pay 4.8 times more in London
Housing
pay 6.3 times more in London
Childcare
pay 5.9 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.6 times more in London
Clothing
pay 79.9% more in London

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in London are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Bulgaria, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Bulgaria
London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.86
BGN15.90
$25.83
£19.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.63
BGN13.69
$10.33
£7.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
BGN2.14
$2.46
£1.90

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

 
Bulgaria
London
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
BGN1.58
$2.07
£1.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.65
BGN8.35
$5.65
£4.36
Milk (1 gallon) $6.10
BGN10.95
$6.31
£4.88

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

 
Bulgaria
London
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
BGN9.77
$7.39
£5.71
Monthly public transit pass $22.97
BGN41.24
$258.31
£199.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,917.67
BGN53,727.05
$36,531.14
£28,225.71

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

 
Bulgaria
London
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.17
BGN21.85
$41.63
£32.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $301.56
BGN541.55
$2,834.46
£2,190.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $232.85
BGN418.16
$2,063.73
£1,594.54

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

 
Bulgaria
London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $365.01
BGN655.49
$2,333.60
£1,803.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,166.80
BGN9,278.70
$27,892.30
£21,550.93

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bulgaria
London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
BGN3.28
$8.27
£6.39
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.76
BGN3.15
$4.80
£3.71
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.23
BGN5.80
$19.76
£15.27

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pay 79.9% more for clothing

 
Bulgaria
London
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.59
BGN80.08
$96.94
£74.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.98
BGN52.04
$50.55
£39.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.86
BGN136.23
$114.87
£88.76

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