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Bulgaria vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 22.4% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.4% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 69.4% more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 27.0% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Bulgaria

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Kuwait. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Bulgaria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Kuwait, you would:

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pay 84.4% more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$9.56 BGN16.12	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$8.87 BGN14.96	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$1.33 BGN2.24	+150.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.88 BGN1.48	+168.7%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$0.94 BGN1.58	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$4.88 BGN8.22	+126.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$6.66 BGN11.23	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$3.03 BGN5.11	+61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$3.37 BGN5.68	+21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$0.72 BGN1.22	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.87 BGN1.47	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$0.82 BGN1.38	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.04 BGN1.76	+74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.51 BGN0.86	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.47 BGN0.78	+2.1%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 69.4% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$5.81 BGN9.80	+336.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	$23.91 BGN40.31	-44.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	+56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$6.84 BGN11.54	-70.5%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 27.0% less for housing

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$13.13 BGN22.14	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$346.09 BGN583.42	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$256.92 BGN433.11	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$78.57 BGN132.45	+57.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$357.15 BGN602.06	+52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+10.3%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$1.85 BGN3.12	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$1.98 BGN3.35	-60.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.65 BGN6.15	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$31.65 BGN53.35	-68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$7.37 BGN12.42	-31.0%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$49.07 BGN82.71	+26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$28.91 BGN48.74	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$84.15 BGN141.86	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$78.49 BGN132.31	+10.8%
Average			+3.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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