Cost of living comparison

 Bulgaria
compared to
 Ruse, Bulgaria
Ruse vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Ruse is 3.2% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.9% more in Ruse
Groceries
pay 2.0% less in Ruse
Transportation
pay 7.8% less in Ruse
Housing
pay 7.5% less in Ruse
Childcare
pay 41.2% more in Ruse
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.9% less in Ruse
Clothing
pay 0.6% more in Ruse

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Ruse are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ruse.

Ruse vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.9% more for restaurants

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.86
BGN16.01
$8.49
BGN15.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.63
BGN13.78
$7.40
BGN13.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
BGN2.15
$1.34
BGN2.43

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
BGN1.59
$0.99
BGN1.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.65
BGN8.40
$4.38
BGN7.92
Milk (1 gallon) $6.10
BGN11.02
$5.95
BGN10.75

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
BGN9.83
$5.49
BGN9.93
Monthly public transit pass $22.97
BGN41.51
$15.07
BGN27.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,917.67
BGN54,078.07
$29,952.87
BGN54,141.70

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pay 7.5% less for housing

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.17
BGN21.99
$13.48
BGN24.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $301.56
BGN545.09
$242.49
BGN438.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $232.85
BGN420.89
$201.29
BGN363.84

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pay 41.2% more for childcare

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $365.01
BGN659.78
$554.43
BGN1,002.17
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,166.80
BGN9,339.33
$6,747.31
BGN12,196.20

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
BGN3.30
$1.64
BGN2.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.76
BGN3.17
$1.60
BGN2.88
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.23
BGN5.84
$3.29
BGN5.94

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

 
Bulgaria
Ruse
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.59
BGN80.60
$49.32
BGN89.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.98
BGN52.38
$27.40
BGN49.53
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.86
BGN137.12
$68.50
BGN123.82

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