Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 46.0% more expensive than Ukraine overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.6% more in Bulgaria
- Groceries
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pay 65.3% more in Bulgaria
- Transportation
-
pay 54.6% more in Bulgaria
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% more in Bulgaria
- Childcare
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pay 17.0% more in Bulgaria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 66.2% more in Bulgaria
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% less in Bulgaria
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare in Bulgaria are more expensive than in 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
UAH241.31
|
$8.86
BGN15.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.84
|
$7.63
BGN13.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.13
|
$1.19
BGN2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
$0.74
BGN1.28
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.49
|
$0.88
BGN1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.36
|
$4.65
BGN8.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.81
|
$6.10
BGN10.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.54
|
$2.94
BGN5.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.82
|
$3.15
BGN5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
$0.68
BGN1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.48
|
$0.84
BGN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.24
|
$0.73
BGN1.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.11
|
$0.97
BGN1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$0.47
BGN0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
$0.49
BGN0.86
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.55
|
$5.44
BGN9.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.19
|
$22.97
BGN39.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
|
$29,917.67
BGN51,958.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.14
|
$6.49
BGN11.27
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.28
|
$12.17
BGN21.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,376.40
|
$301.56
BGN523.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,804.25
|
$232.85
BGN404.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,363.01
|
$77.06
BGN133.83
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,310.66
|
$365.01
BGN633.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
|
$5,166.80
BGN8,973.22
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.20
|
$1.83
BGN3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.76
|
$1.76
BGN3.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.12
|
$3.23
BGN5.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH853.14
|
$28.54
BGN49.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.43
|
$6.67
BGN11.58
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
|
$44.59
BGN77.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
|
$28.98
BGN50.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
|
$75.86
BGN131.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,387.35
|
$76.78
BGN133.34
|
|
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