Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 48.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.48
|
$8.86
BGN16.15
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.16
|
$7.63
BGN13.91
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.73
|
$1.19
BGN2.17
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.21
|
$0.74
BGN1.34
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pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
$0.88
BGN1.60
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.37
|
$4.65
BGN8.48
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.58
|
$6.10
BGN11.12
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.92
|
$2.94
BGN5.37
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.86
|
$3.15
BGN5.75
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.95
|
$0.68
BGN1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.84
BGN1.54
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.10
|
$0.97
BGN1.78
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.47
BGN0.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.49
BGN0.90
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pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.48
|
$5.44
BGN9.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£76.05
|
$22.97
BGN41.89
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,965.60
|
$29,917.67
BGN54,569.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.28
|
$6.49
BGN11.84
|
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pay 72.1% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.50
|
$12.17
BGN22.19
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£962.71
|
$301.56
BGN550.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£790.28
|
$232.85
BGN424.72
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£177.44
|
$77.06
BGN140.56
|
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pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,159.33
|
$365.01
BGN665.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,421.78
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,424.21
|
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pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.35
|
$1.83
BGN3.33
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.19
|
$1.76
BGN3.20
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.52
|
$3.23
BGN5.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.08
|
$28.54
BGN52.05
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.98
|
$6.67
BGN12.16
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pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£60.72
|
$44.59
BGN81.33
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.06
|
$28.98
BGN52.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£69.95
|
$75.86
BGN138.36
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£74.88
|
$76.78
BGN140.05
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