Bulgaria vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1847
🏠 One person rent
$369
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$843
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
43
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
6.8M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 26% more expensive than in China ($656). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 153rd for China 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 1.3 months in China. Ranked 50th and 82nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs China

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and China as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$4438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$2622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$73
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$17132

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs China

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M