Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 11.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
|
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