Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 80.1% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
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