Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 65.5% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 91.3% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 BGN15.90	$9.90 PLN38.02	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 BGN13.69	$8.66 PLN33.27	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BGN2.14	$1.79 PLN6.89	+50.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BGN1.32	$1.79 PLN6.87	+143.1%
Average			+54.8%

Bulgaria vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BGN1.58	$1.09 PLN4.18	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 BGN8.35	$4.36 PLN16.74	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 BGN10.95	$3.80 PLN14.58	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 BGN5.28	$3.02 PLN11.61	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 BGN5.66	$2.54 PLN9.75	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 BGN1.22	$0.45 PLN1.74	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 BGN1.51	$0.75 PLN2.87	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BGN1.31	$0.82 PLN3.16	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 BGN1.75	$1.39 PLN5.33	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.85	$0.41 PLN1.59	-12.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BGN0.89	$0.47 PLN1.80	-5.2%
Average			-4.0%

Bulgaria vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.44 BGN9.77	$6.20 PLN23.81	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.97 BGN41.24	$27.22 PLN104.55	+18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,917.67 BGN53,727.05	$30,732.76 PLN118,042.79	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.49 BGN11.66	$7.92 PLN30.41	+22.0%
Average			+14.3%

Bulgaria vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.17 BGN21.85	$17.20 PLN66.05	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.56 BGN541.55	$1,070.18 PLN4,110.51	+254.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.85 BGN418.16	$832.44 PLN3,197.34	+257.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.06 BGN138.39	$224.46 PLN862.14	+191.3%
Average			+186.2%

Bulgaria vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 91.3% more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$365.01 BGN655.49	$507.82 PLN1,950.52	+39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,166.80 BGN9,278.70	$12,579.90 PLN48,318.68	+143.5%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 BGN3.28	$3.71 PLN14.26	+103.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 BGN3.15	$3.66 PLN14.06	+108.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 BGN5.80	$4.76 PLN18.30	+47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 BGN51.25	$42.25 PLN162.28	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 BGN11.97	$8.66 PLN33.27	+29.9%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.59 BGN80.08	$89.45 PLN343.57	+100.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.98 BGN52.04	$41.56 PLN159.61	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.86 BGN136.23	$88.32 PLN339.24	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.78 BGN137.88	$102.18 PLN392.45	+33.1%
Average			+48.4%

Bulgaria vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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