Austria vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$1189
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$17596
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
40
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
9.18M
6.44M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 100% more expensive than in Bulgaria ($1018). Austria ranked 20th vs 98th 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 1.7 months in Austria compared to 1.2 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 14th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Austria and Bulgaria as a population-weighted mean of 26 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.

Austria Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$9.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$2891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$7.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$9.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$9061

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K