Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$307
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$488
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$696
$1056
💸 GDP per capita
$8639
$15886
😃 Human freedom index
7.15
7.77
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
43
🌐 English speaking %
16%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
50
65
🏙️ Population
3.82M
6.8M

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($697) is 15% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($824). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 139th vs 118th 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 80th and 50th 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
$6.73
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2096
$2184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1492
$1498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.74
$6.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$6.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2824
$5765

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$796
276K
Banja Luka
$803
185K
Tuzla
$636
111K
Bijeljina
$661
115K
Mostar
$693
105K
Zenica
$559
111K
Prijedor
$659
89.4K
Bihac
$556
56.3K
Doboj
$603
68.5K
Sanski Most
$558
16.9K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1037
1.4M
Plovdiv
$734
387K
Varna
$892
371K
Burgas
$721
226K
Stara Zagora
$646
154K
Ruse
$633
157K
Dobrich
$702
99.7K
Shumen
$622
94.1K
Pleven
$594
99.2K
Blagoevgrad
$576
82K
Sliven
$631
88.4K
Yambol
$546
80.2K
Pernik
$682
80K
Haskovo
$619
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$731
70.5K
Vratsa
$687
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$667
82.1K
Gabrovo
$598
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$616
59K
Vidin
$605
54.5K
Bansko
$866
9.68K