Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.6 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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