Austria vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$961
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$52.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$1078
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$15798
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
7.68
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
45
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
8.98M
7M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 119% more expensive than in Bulgaria ($841). Austria ranked 20th vs 117th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.3 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 17th and 49th 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
$15.6
$8.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$7.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$6.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$6637

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1965
1.97M
Graz
$1764
293K
Linz
$1690
210K
Salzburg
$1778
155K
Innsbruck
$1783
131K
Klagenfurt
$1770
101K
Wels
$1350
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1653
55.5K
Villach
$1674
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1188
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1768
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1920
33.4K
Steyr
$1563
38.3K
Leonding
$1616
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1698
26.3K
Amstetten
$1436
23.6K
Klosterneuburg
$1681
27.1K
Bregenz
$1774
29.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1632
25.3K
Leoben
$1424
24.6K
Traun
$1604
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1485
22.8K
Lustenau
$1740
23.6K
Modling
$1772
20.6K
Hallein
$1706
21.2K
Wolfsberg
$1397
25K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1043
1.4M
Plovdiv
$770
387K
Varna
$931
371K
Burgas
$573
226K
Stara Zagora
$693
154K
Ruse
$668
157K
Dobrich
$755
99.7K
Shumen
$644
94.1K
Sliven
$624
88.4K
Yambol
$561
80.2K
Pleven
$684
99.2K
Pernik
$712
80K
Haskovo
$661
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$793
70.5K
Gabrovo
$589
59.2K
Vratsa
$876
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$706
82.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82K
Asenovgrad
$634
59K
Vidin
$640
54.5K
Bansko
$943
9.68K