Cost of living comparison
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Croatia vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary
Croatia is 52.6% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.
Croatia vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Croatia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
BGN16.04
|
$13.56
HRK87.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
BGN14.88
|
$9.49
HRK61.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BGN2.23
|
$2.97
HRK19.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BGN1.47
|
$2.31
HRK14.95
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BGN1.57
|
$1.48
HRK9.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
BGN8.18
|
$5.47
HRK35.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
BGN11.17
|
$4.61
HRK29.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
BGN5.09
|
$3.68
HRK23.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
BGN5.65
|
$4.07
HRK26.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.21
|
$0.75
HRK4.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
BGN1.46
|
$0.78
HRK5.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.37
|
$0.81
HRK5.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
BGN1.75
|
$1.03
HRK6.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.85
|
$0.58
HRK3.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.78
|
$0.54
HRK3.48
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of groceries
pay 63.2% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN9.75
|
$6.63
HRK42.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
BGN40.11
|
$43.59
HRK281.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,585.27
BGN52,971.06
|
$34,854.20
HRK225K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.84
BGN11.48
|
$16.84
HRK108.77
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.13
BGN22.02
|
$32.48
HRK209.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$346.09
BGN580.42
|
$705.95
HRK4,560.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.92
BGN430.88
|
$523.92
HRK3,384.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.57
BGN131.77
|
$139.00
HRK898.03
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of housing
pay 4.7% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$357.15
BGN598.96
|
$257.67
HRK1,664.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,826.38
BGN11,448.39
|
$9,373.81
HRK60,561.21
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of childcare
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BGN3.10
|
$3.88
HRK25.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
BGN3.33
|
$2.51
HRK16.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.65
BGN6.12
|
$5.66
HRK36.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
BGN53.08
|
$53.79
HRK347.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
BGN12.35
|
$8.99
HRK58.08
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 42.2% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.07
BGN82.29
|
$89.18
HRK576.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.91
BGN48.49
|
$41.99
HRK271.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.15
BGN141.13
|
$99.11
HRK640.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.49
BGN131.63
|
$97.51
HRK629.99
|
|
Bulgaria vs. Croatia - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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