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Bulgaria vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 25.3% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% less in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 54.6% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 53.0% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 97.7% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK135.86	$9.56 BGN16.12	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK104.36	$8.87 BGN14.96	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK24.43	$1.33 BGN2.24	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK20.96	$0.88 BGN1.48	-60.4%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK27.20	$0.94 BGN1.58	-67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK56.72	$4.88 BGN8.22	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK59.85	$6.66 BGN11.23	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK41.01	$3.03 BGN5.11	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK52.62	$3.37 BGN5.68	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.35	$0.72 BGN1.22	-48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.44	$0.87 BGN1.47	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.85	$0.82 BGN1.38	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK18.66	$1.04 BGN1.76	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.55	$0.51 BGN0.86	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.49	$0.47 BGN0.78	-41.3%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 54.6% less for transportation

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK69.19	$5.81 BGN9.80	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK774.19	$23.91 BGN40.31	-70.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK298,596.70	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK233.17	$6.84 BGN11.54	-72.3%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 53.0% less for housing

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK353.72	$13.13 BGN22.14	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,849.16	$346.09 BGN583.42	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,809.11	$256.92 BGN433.11	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK925.40	$78.57 BGN132.45	-19.8%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 97.7% more for childcare

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,470.47	$357.15 BGN602.06	+129.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK38,900.77	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+65.8%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK73.17	$1.85 BGN3.12	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK43.10	$1.98 BGN3.35	-56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK72.24	$3.65 BGN6.15	-52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK416.68	$31.65 BGN53.35	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK155.54	$7.37 BGN12.42	-55.2%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Sweden	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK896.55	$49.07 BGN82.71	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK401.90	$28.91 BGN48.74	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK1,009.30	$84.15 BGN141.86	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,429.84	$78.49 BGN132.31	-48.1%
Average			-37.4%

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