Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 2.2 times more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% more in Australia
Groceries: pay 71.0% more in Australia
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Australia
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Australia
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Australia
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Australia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Australia are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 55.5% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$18.42 A$26.50	+81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$10.19 A$14.66	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$2.88 A$4.14	+100.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$2.33 A$3.35	+131.4%
Average			+55.5%

Bulgaria vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.0% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$2.64 A$3.80	+178.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$4.67 A$6.72	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$6.28 A$9.03	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$4.79 A$6.89	+58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$4.19 A$6.03	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$1.62 A$2.32	+130.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$1.32 A$1.90	+56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$1.35 A$1.94	+69.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$2.06 A$2.96	+96.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$1.19 A$1.71	+133.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$1.05 A$1.51	+138.4%
Average			+71.0%

Bulgaria vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$4.98 A$7.17	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$91.09 A$131.05	+293.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$17.22 A$24.78	+145.9%
Average			+39.5%

Bulgaria vs. Australia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Bulgaria	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	$57.16 A$82.23	+327.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+270.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+307.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$146.37 A$210.58	+76.8%
Average			+246.9%

Bulgaria vs. Australia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+409.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	+185.1%
Average			+281.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$7.20 A$10.36	+249.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$3.95 A$5.68	+82.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$36.89 A$53.08	+913.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$56.05 A$80.64	+77.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$14.44 A$20.77	+100.7%
Average			+150.9%

Bulgaria vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$77.86 A$112.01	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$53.33 A$76.73	+82.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$112.59 A$161.98	+44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$118.82 A$170.94	+56.2%
Average			+59.3%

Bulgaria vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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