Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 46.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 73.6% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$8.86
BGN16.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$7.63
BGN14.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$1.19
BGN2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.74
BGN1.37
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.88
BGN1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$4.65
BGN8.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$6.10
BGN11.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$2.94
BGN5.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$3.15
BGN5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$0.68
BGN1.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.84
BGN1.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.73
BGN1.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.97
BGN1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.49
BGN0.92
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$5.44
BGN10.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$22.97
BGN42.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$29,917.67
BGN55,573.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$6.49
BGN12.06
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$12.17
BGN22.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$301.56
BGN560.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$232.85
BGN432.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$77.06
BGN143.14
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$365.01
BGN678.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,597.61
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$1.83
BGN3.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$1.76
BGN3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$3.23
BGN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$28.54
BGN53.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$6.67
BGN12.39
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$44.59
BGN82.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$28.98
BGN53.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$75.86
BGN140.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$76.78
BGN142.62
|
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