Cost of living comparison
Greece is 66.4% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.14
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.83
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.57
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.11
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.34
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.53
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.83
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.62
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.94
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.71
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,922.94
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.62
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN22.04
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN473.21
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN344.25
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN159.15
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 76.7% more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN428.70
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,938.57
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.66
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.95
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.96
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.68
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.22
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.12
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.85
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.30
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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