Bulgaria vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$2076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$4665
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2059
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$2944
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$53372
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
76
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
7M
37M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 59% less expensive than in Canada ($2076). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 15th for Canada 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 1.4 months in Canada. Ranked 49th and 19th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Canada

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 153 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 Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.73
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2160
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1790
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$6407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$4825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$85.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$9.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$76
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$832
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$13109

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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 Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K