Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 24.8% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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