Bulgaria vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$2272
🏠 One person rent
$500
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$539
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$7919
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
37
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
72
76
😀 Quality of life
70
48
🏙️ Population
6.44M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 13% more expensive than in Colombia ($928). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 110th for Colombia 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 0.6 months in Colombia. Ranked 52nd and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 50 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 Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$6.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.68
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$97.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$1320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$6.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$8.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$7215

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Colombia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1386
1.21M
Plovdiv
$900
334K
Varna
$1140
323K
Burgas
$855
189K
Stara Zagora
$733
121K
Ruse
$800
120K
Pernik
$731
65.3K
Sliven
$610
77.8K
Pleven
$705
88.1K
Yambol
$676
59K
Haskovo
$692
62.9K
Dobrich
$804
68.6K
Shumen
$672
66.4K
Blagoevgrad
$709
64.2K
Veliko Tarnovo
$762
60.1K
Vratsa
$749
47.9K
Asenovgrad
$732
45.3K
Pazardzhik
$775
53.7K
Gabrovo
$662
43.2K
Vidin
$673
33.1K
Bansko
$859
10.2K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K