Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 48.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Israel, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$8.86
BGN16.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$7.63
BGN14.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$1.19
BGN2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$0.74
BGN1.37
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$0.88
BGN1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$4.65
BGN8.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$6.10
BGN11.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$2.94
BGN5.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$3.15
BGN5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$0.68
BGN1.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$0.84
BGN1.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$0.73
BGN1.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.97
BGN1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$0.49
BGN0.92
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$5.44
BGN10.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$22.97
BGN42.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$29,917.67
BGN55,573.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$6.49
BGN12.06
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$12.17
BGN22.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$301.56
BGN560.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$232.85
BGN432.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$77.06
BGN143.14
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$365.01
BGN678.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,597.61
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$1.83
BGN3.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$1.76
BGN3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$3.23
BGN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$28.54
BGN53.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$6.67
BGN12.39
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$44.59
BGN82.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$28.98
BGN53.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$75.86
BGN140.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$76.78
BGN142.62
|
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