Bhutan vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1115
$1943
🏠 One person rent
$167
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$580
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.3
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$967
💸 GDP per capita
$3560
$13974
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
7.68
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
45
🌐 English speaking %
75%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
71
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
808K
7M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($455) is 41% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($773). Bhutan ranked 189th 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 months in Bhutan compared to 1.3 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 91st and 52nd 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
$3.1
$8.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.32%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$1263
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$7.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$19.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$6422

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$452
79.2K
Paro
$476
11.4K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$951
1.38M
Plovdiv
$712
384K
Varna
$851
369K
Burgas
$508
226K
Stara Zagora
$641
155K
Ruse
$619
159K
Pleven
$719
120K
Yambol
$563
81.4K
Shumen
$611
95.4K
Pernik
$598
81.3K
Pazardzhik
$660
83.1K
Dobrich
$646
89.7K
Sliven
$616
89.4K
Veliko Tarnovo
$654
71K
Haskovo
$697
91.9K
Blagoevgrad
$533
82.2K
Gabrovo
$495
60.5K
Vratsa
$865
67.1K
Vidin
$661
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$626
59K
Bansko
$852
9.56K