Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$321
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$52.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1078
💸 GDP per capita
$8426
$15798
😃 Human freedom index
7.33
7.68
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
45
🌐 English speaking %
16%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
64
71
😀 Quality of life
49
65
🏙️ Population
3.82M
7M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($722) is 14% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($841). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 133rd 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to 1.3 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 81st and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$8.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.43
$7.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.11
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$6.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2875
$6637

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$816
276K
Banja Luka
$802
185K
Tuzla
$695
111K
Bijeljina
$707
115K
Zenica
$593
111K
Mostar
$705
105K
Prijedor
$663
89.4K
Bihac
$618
56.3K
Doboj
$641
68.5K
Sanski Most
$566
16.9K

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