Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Portugal

Cascais vs. Ruse Cost of Living Summary

Cascais is 76.2% more expensive than Ruse.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% more in Cascais
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Cascais
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in Cascais
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Cascais
Childcare: pay 48.3% more in Cascais
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% more in Cascais
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Cascais

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Cascais are more expensive than in Ruse. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cascais.

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Cascais vs. Ruse Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cascais instead of Ruse, you would:

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pay 42.0% more for restaurants

	Ruse	Cascais
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.74 BGN18.37	$14.02 €12.25	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.06 BGN13.78	$9.34 €8.17	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 BGN2.61	$2.19 €1.91	+43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 BGN1.53	$1.60 €1.40	+78.4%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Ruse	Cascais
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BGN1.68	$1.80 €1.57	+82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.77 BGN8.16	$5.65 €4.94	+18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.48 BGN11.07	$4.15 €3.63	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 BGN4.61	$3.15 €2.76	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.65 BGN6.25	$3.53 €3.09	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 BGN1.11	$1.15 €1.01	+77.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.46	$0.77 €0.67	-9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.48	$0.91 €0.80	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 BGN1.62	$1.35 €1.18	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BGN0.86	$0.68 €0.60	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 BGN0.74	$0.90 €0.78	+107.1%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Ruse	Cascais
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 BGN9.95	$7.43 €6.50	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.41 BGN28.07	$46.72 €40.85	+184.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,917.07 BGN52,865.74	$35,922.69 €31,409.18	+16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.28 BGN12.45	$12.61 €11.03	+73.2%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Ruse	Cascais
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.81 BGN25.33	$39.69 €34.70	+167.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.69 BGN570.58	$1,735.30 €1,517.27	+420.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.16 BGN491.02	$1,226.39 €1,072.30	+327.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.59 BGN132.67	$112.34 €98.23	+44.8%
Average			+240.0%

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pay 48.3% more for childcare

	Ruse	Cascais
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$641.00 BGN1,096.06	$759.19 €663.80	+18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,323.50 BGN15,942.44	$16,617.31 €14,529.43	+78.2%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ruse	Cascais
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BGN3.06	$2.34 €2.04	+30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 BGN2.94	$2.76 €2.42	+60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.58 BGN6.12	$6.31 €5.51	+76.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.83 BGN56.13	$70.08 €61.27	+113.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 BGN10.21	$8.47 €7.40	+41.9%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Ruse	Cascais
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.72 BGN91.85	$87.60 €76.59	+63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.84 BGN51.03	$39.42 €34.47	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.61 BGN127.57	$97.12 €84.92	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.53 BGN153.09	$93.44 €81.70	+4.4%
Average			+32.5%

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