Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 11.6% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
$8.26
BGN15.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
$6.46
BGN11.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
$1.12
BGN2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
$3.88
BGN7.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
$5.10
BGN9.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
$2.47
BGN4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
$2.64
BGN4.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
$5.97
BGN10.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
$23.31
BGN42.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
$19,602.60
BGN35,836.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
$5.25
BGN9.59
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
$12.02
BGN21.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
$258.22
BGN472.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
$187.85
BGN343.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
$86.84
BGN158.76
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
$233.94
BGN427.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
$3,240.59
BGN5,924.28
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
$1.49
BGN2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
$23.44
BGN42.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
$5.83
BGN10.65
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
$46.50
BGN85.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
$27.35
BGN50.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
$68.67
BGN125.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
$64.55
BGN118.01
|
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