Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 43.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK374
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK270
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK929
|
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK867
|
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK237
|
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK638
|
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
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