Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 46.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
|
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