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Bulgaria vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 63.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.9% more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 73.2% more in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 64.7% more in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% more in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Bulgaria

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bulgaria are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.9% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,099.97	$9.56 BGN16.12	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS50,829.22	$8.87 BGN14.96	+107.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS8,982.66	$1.33 BGN2.24	+75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,271.84	$0.88 BGN1.48	+144.2%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 73.2% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,638.34	$0.94 BGN1.58	+67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS44,915.91	$4.88 BGN8.22	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,131.35	$6.66 BGN11.23	+67.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,750.56	$3.03 BGN5.11	+102.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS19,981.69	$3.37 BGN5.68	+100.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,105.36	$0.72 BGN1.22	+40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,178.38	$0.87 BGN1.47	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,183.00	$0.82 BGN1.38	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,159.79	$1.04 BGN1.76	+100.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS2,985.63	$0.51 BGN0.86	+102.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,731.94	$0.47 BGN0.78	+219.1%
Average			+73.2%

Uzbekistan vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,119.44	$5.81 BGN9.80	+52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS88,482.34	$23.91 BGN40.31	+220.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS320,047,020.89	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS37,705.44	$6.84 BGN11.54	+115.4%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS125,665.24	$13.13 BGN22.14	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,570,295.37	$346.09 BGN583.42	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,502,857.56	$256.92 BGN433.11	+21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS363,748.79	$78.57 BGN132.45	+156.4%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 64.7% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,006,620.88	$357.15 BGN602.06	+111.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS68,596,969.79	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	+18.1%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,242.39	$1.85 BGN3.12	+27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS20,969.36	$1.98 BGN3.35	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,084.92	$3.65 BGN6.15	+87.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS650,939.93	$31.65 BGN53.35	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,308.11	$7.37 BGN12.42	+92.9%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS286,204.43	$49.07 BGN82.71	+103.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS372,393.22	$28.91 BGN48.74	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS935,416.10	$84.15 BGN141.86	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS807,118.56	$78.49 BGN132.31	+15.4%
Average			+29.4%

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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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