Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.6 times more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.17
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.86
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.07
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.43
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.57
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.13
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.36
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.54
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.84
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.10
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.62
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.97
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.81
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN36,000.96
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.64
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN22.08
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN474.24
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN345.00
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN159.49
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN429.63
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,951.47
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.74
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.66
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.96
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN43.05
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.70
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.41
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.23
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN126.12
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.55
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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