Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 20.6% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.00
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.31
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.91
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
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pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.03
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€23.94
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,515.42
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.05
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€528.23
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€440.74
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€161.27
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€345.97
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,781.05
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.15
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.06
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.61
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.41
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.39
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€73.86
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€78.45
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
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