Brazil vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$336
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$1189
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$17596
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
40
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
212M
6.44M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($771) is 24% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($1018). Brazil ranked 138th vs 98th 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 1.2 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 104th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Brazil and Bulgaria as a population-weighted mean of 385 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.

Brazil Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.04
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$9.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.2%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1798
$2891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$7.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$7.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$9.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9477
$9061

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Bulgaria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1115
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1013
6.21M
Brasilia
$928
3M
Manaus
$823
2.3M
Belo Horizonte
$875
2.32M
Curitiba
$852
1.77M
Fortaleza
$812
2.58M
Salvador
$863
2.42M
Campinas
$888
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$845
1.39M
Recife
$805
1.49M
Uberlandia
$710
762K
Goiania
$839
1.44M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
727K
Guarulhos
$753
1.32M
Belem
$789
1.3M
Santo Andre
$742
749K
Campo Grande
$672
963K
Joinville
$765
665K
Maceio
$726
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$739
732K
Duque de Caxias
$648
887K
Florianopolis
$979
587K
Sao Luis
$808
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$787
834K
Niteroi
$792
497K
Nova Iguacu
$632
843K
Teresina
$559
868K
Osasco
$782
760K
Contagem
$596
652K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K