Bhutan vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$127
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$929
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$13772
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
7.81
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
43
🌐 English speaking %
75%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
71
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
808K
7M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 49% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($784). Bhutan ranked 194th 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 1.2 months in Bhutan compared to 1.2 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 86th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Bulgaria as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Bhutan Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$8.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$6.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$6.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$5652

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Cities Comparison in Bhutan vs Bulgaria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$389
79.2K
Paro
$470
11.4K

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