Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.2 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Norway instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN143.98
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
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