Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 20.2% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK72.86
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK52.42
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.85
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.74
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.95
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.73
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.56
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK22.04
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.73
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.49
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.90
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.33
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.31
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.61
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.90
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK299.35
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK228,461.09
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK79.75
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK189.43
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,332.77
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,709.45
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK917.61
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,409.24
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK60,493.76
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.79
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.18
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK35.18
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK280.24
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.76
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK580.99
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK269.08
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK615.82
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK644.10
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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