Bulgaria vs Cambodia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Cambodia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$376
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$321
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$1875
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
6.08
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
69.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
22
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
22.2%
🎓 Higher education
71
28
😀 Quality of life
65
36
🏙️ Population
7M
16M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 9% more expensive than in Cambodia ($770). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 127th for Cambodia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.4 months in Cambodia. Ranked 49th and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Cambodia

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Cambodia as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 10 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.

Bulgaria Cambodia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$58
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$89.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
9.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1373
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$8.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$11799

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$819
2.13M
Siem Reap
$630
245K
Battambang
$533
119K
Serei Saophoan
$633
99K
Sihanoukville
$754
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$689
41.4K
Kampot
$582
42.1K
Kampong Cham
$514
38.4K
Prey Veng
$711
33.1K
Stung Treng
$626
29.7K