Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 80.0% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 44.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.3% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in New Zealand

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

Planning a move to New Zealand? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

New Zealand vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Bulgaria, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 BGN17.66	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 BGN16.77	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 BGN2.50	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 BGN1.75	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+82.2%
Average			+21.1%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.8% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 BGN1.65	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BGN8.16	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.44 BGN11.21	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.28	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 BGN5.70	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BGN1.22	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+73.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.47	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BGN1.82	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+109.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.89	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+51.4%
Average			+44.8%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 BGN10.54	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.17 BGN40.33	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+260.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 BGN12.19	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+145.5%
Average			+43.2%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BGN23.30	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+268.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.09 BGN614.48	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+176.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.80 BGN459.09	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+219.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.79 BGN144.08	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+15.5%
Average			+160.9%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.45 BGN669.05	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+86.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+162.8%
Average			+121.4%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 BGN3.59	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+176.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 BGN3.77	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.64 BGN6.33	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+525.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.52 BGN54.86	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.19 BGN12.52	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+42.8%
Average			+84.3%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.90 BGN86.85	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.26 BGN50.92	$33.63 NZ$59.46	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.75 BGN135.31	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05 BGN132.34	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+50.5%
Average			+26.8%

Bulgaria vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Bulgaria vs. New Zealand

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in New Zealand?

Quality of Life Comparison · 21 statistics

Make 2.4 times more money in New Zealand

Size Comparison · See true size

Bulgaria is about 2.4 times smaller than New Zealand.

Moving from Bulgaria to New Zealand · OECD 2023

15 people moved from Bulgaria to New Zealand.

More cost comparisons

Bulgaria vs.

Romania

Bulgaria vs.

United Kingdom

Bulgaria vs.

Turkey

Bulgaria vs.

Germany

Bulgaria vs.

Spain

Bulgaria vs.

Greece

Bulgaria vs.

United States

Bulgaria vs.

Italy

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Sofia vs. Wellington

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Bulgaria

Add prices for New Zealand

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about New Zealand or Bulgaria. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.