Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 4.8% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Romania, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$8.86
BGN16.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$7.63
BGN14.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$1.19
BGN2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$0.74
BGN1.37
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$0.88
BGN1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$4.65
BGN8.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$6.10
BGN11.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$2.94
BGN5.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$3.15
BGN5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$0.68
BGN1.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$0.84
BGN1.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.73
BGN1.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$0.97
BGN1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.49
BGN0.92
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$5.44
BGN10.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$22.97
BGN42.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$29,917.67
BGN55,573.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$6.49
BGN12.06
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$12.17
BGN22.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$301.56
BGN560.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$232.85
BGN432.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$77.06
BGN143.14
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$365.01
BGN678.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,597.61
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$1.83
BGN3.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$1.76
BGN3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$3.23
BGN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$28.54
BGN53.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$6.67
BGN12.39
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$44.59
BGN82.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$28.98
BGN53.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$75.86
BGN140.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$76.78
BGN142.62
|
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