Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 38.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU756.72
|
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU410.84
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU92.85
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU69.61
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU101.79
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU278.17
|
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU177.54
|
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU154.93
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU182.28
|
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU47.60
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU52.96
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU30.26
|
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU50.88
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU35.72
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU34.80
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU318.93
|
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU2,032.27
|
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,534,325.34
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU732.88
|
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,687.50
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU26,305.76
|
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU19,537.24
|
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU4,258.16
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU17,569.50
|
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU319,522.35
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU140.24
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU166.40
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU216.21
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,210.62
|
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU438.88
|
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,982.16
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU2,032.10
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,554.31
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,672.14
|
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
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