Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 18.8% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.24
|
$8.97
BGN16.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.43
|
$6.85
BGN12.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.87
|
$4.50
BGN8.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.74
|
$6.18
BGN11.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$3.01
BGN5.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.88
BGN5.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.94
BGN1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.70
|
$5.61
BGN10.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.87
|
$23.43
BGN42.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,338.89
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,035.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.36
|
$6.19
BGN11.17
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.53
|
$12.20
BGN22.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€556.61
|
$305.24
BGN550.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€419.45
|
$223.52
BGN403.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.79
|
$78.43
BGN141.46
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.73
|
$344.87
BGN622.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,968.02
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,290.68
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.83
BGN3.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.71
BGN3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.26
BGN5.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.85
|
$28.33
BGN51.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$7.03
BGN12.68
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.29
|
$49.83
BGN89.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.16
|
$28.58
BGN51.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.54
|
$76.21
BGN137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.39
|
$81.30
BGN146.65
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