Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 38.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
|
|
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