Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 38.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.60
|
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.26
|
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.40
|
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.89
|
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.97
|
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.53
|
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.94
|
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.43
|
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.56
|
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
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