Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 35.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Russia, you would:
pay 56.5% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 53.6% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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