Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 6.1% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$76.78
BGN143.98
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