Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 4.1% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Romania, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.01
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.27
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.56
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.55
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.08
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.07
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.90
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.75
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.26
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.95
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.47
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.20
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.80
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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