Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 47.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK140.51
|
$8.97
BGN16.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
$6.85
BGN12.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
$1.26
BGN2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
$4.50
BGN8.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.76
|
$6.18
BGN11.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
$3.01
BGN5.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.69
|
$2.88
BGN5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.94
BGN1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
$5.61
BGN10.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK560.17
|
$23.43
BGN42.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK293,948.57
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,155.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK168.22
|
$6.19
BGN11.19
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK233.78
|
$12.20
BGN22.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,796.31
|
$305.24
BGN551.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,888.94
|
$223.52
BGN404.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.43
|
$78.43
BGN141.80
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,310.61
|
$344.87
BGN623.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,448.86
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,314.86
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
$1.83
BGN3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
$1.71
BGN3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
$3.26
BGN5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK265.83
|
$28.33
BGN51.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK117.30
|
$7.03
BGN12.71
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK640.78
|
$49.83
BGN90.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK261.43
|
$28.58
BGN51.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK718.07
|
$76.21
BGN137.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK1,003.16
|
$81.30
BGN146.99
|
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