Bulgaria vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1826
🏠 One person rent
$339
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$580
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$377
💸 GDP per capita
$13974
$6624
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
40
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
71
77
😀 Quality of life
64
37
🏙️ Population
7M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($773) is 5% more expensive than in Colombia ($735). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 127th 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 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 52nd and 132nd 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
$8.24
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
13.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1889
$1313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$1235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.62
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6
$6.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6422
$5704

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$951
1.38M
Plovdiv
$712
384K
Varna
$851
369K
Burgas
$508
226K
Stara Zagora
$641
155K
Ruse
$619
159K
Pleven
$719
120K
Yambol
$563
81.4K
Shumen
$611
95.4K
Pernik
$598
81.3K
Pazardzhik
$660
83.1K
Dobrich
$646
89.7K
Sliven
$616
89.4K
Veliko Tarnovo
$654
71K
Haskovo
$697
91.9K
Blagoevgrad
$533
82.2K
Gabrovo
$495
60.5K
Vratsa
$865
67.1K
Vidin
$661
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$626
59K
Bansko
$852
9.56K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K