Bulgaria vs Croatia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Croatia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$3292
🏠 One person rent
$485
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$1244
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$85.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$1738
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$24050
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
7.83
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
47
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
57.1%
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
6.44M
3.87M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 28% less expensive than in Croatia ($1413). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 44th for Croatia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.2 months in Croatia. Ranked 53rd and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Croatia

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Croatia as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 15 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 Croatia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$5086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$3533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$8.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$8.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$11097

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Croatia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1485
767K
Split
$1673
161K
Rijeka
$1360
108K
Osijek
$1160
96.3K
Zadar
$1457
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1256
61.1K
Pula
$952
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$992
49.9K
Karlovac
$1054
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1744
41.6K
Kastela
$1566
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1171
36.3K
Sibenik
$1191
42.6K
Hvar
$1571
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K