Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 35.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
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