Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 27.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$8.86
BGN16.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$7.63
BGN14.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.19
BGN2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.74
BGN1.37
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.88
BGN1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$4.65
BGN8.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$6.10
BGN11.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.94
BGN5.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$3.15
BGN5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.68
BGN1.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.84
BGN1.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.73
BGN1.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.97
BGN1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.49
BGN0.92
|
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pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.44
BGN10.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$22.97
BGN42.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$29,917.67
BGN55,573.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$6.49
BGN12.06
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$12.17
BGN22.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$301.56
BGN560.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$232.85
BGN432.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$77.06
BGN143.14
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$365.01
BGN678.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,597.61
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$1.83
BGN3.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.76
BGN3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$3.23
BGN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$28.54
BGN53.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$6.67
BGN12.39
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$44.59
BGN82.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$28.98
BGN53.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$75.86
BGN140.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$76.78
BGN142.62
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