Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.4 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$18.20
€16.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$2.27
€2.09
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$4.48
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$7.89
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$101.29
€93.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$21.94
€20.16
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$5.45
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$3.52
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$37.91
€34.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$13.57
€12.48
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$115.33
€106.00
|
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