Armenia vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Armenia Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1096
$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2462
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$640
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.2
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$929
💸 GDP per capita
$7014
$13772
😃 Human freedom index
8.14
7.81
❤️ Life expectancy
72
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
43
🌐 English speaking %
8%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
2.93M
7M

The average cost of living in Armenia ($1096) is 40% more expensive than in Bulgaria ($784). Armenia ranked 61st vs 110th for Bulgaria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Armenia compared to 1.2 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 78th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Armenia vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Armenia and Bulgaria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 21 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Armenia Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.7
$8.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.52%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2597
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1139
$1155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.15
$6.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.76
$6.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7661
$5652

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Armenia

City Cost of living Population
Yerevan
$1246
1.08M
Abovyan
$693
44.4K
Armavir
$773
38.6K
Gyumri
$616
122K
Kapan
$880
43.2K
Ashtarak
$659
21.6K
Vanadzor
$641
90.5K
Masis
$935
21.4K
Goris
$878
20.6K
Spitak
$778
15K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$984
1.38M
Plovdiv
$706
384K
Varna
$832
369K
Burgas
$681
226K
Stara Zagora
$625
155K
Ruse
$584
159K
Pleven
$670
120K
Haskovo
$756
91.9K
Shumen
$618
95.4K
Yambol
$535
81.4K
Dobrich
$632
89.7K
Sliven
$506
89.4K
Pazardzhik
$600
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$547
82.2K
Pernik
$526
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$669
71K
Vratsa
$885
67.1K
Gabrovo
$470
60.5K
Asenovgrad
$649
59K
Vidin
$574
55.7K
Bansko
$788
9.56K