Bulgaria vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$339
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$580
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1424
💸 GDP per capita
$13974
$27223
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
57
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
7M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($773) is 36% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1199). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 52nd for the Czech Republic 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 52nd and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 58 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 Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.24
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1287
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1889
$4517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$3374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.62
$7.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.6
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6422
$8733

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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 the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1531
1.36M
Brno
$1158
396K
Ostrava
$1079
284K
Plzen
$1122
181K
Hradec Kralove
$1090
93.5K
Liberec
$1046
107K
Olomouc
$1043
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1078
96.4K
Pardubice
$949
92.1K
Usti nad Labem
$918
92K
Zizkov
$1374
58.3K
Zlin
$1033
74.2K
Mlada Boleslav
$1146
45K
Havirov
$834
70.2K
Most
$1130
63.9K
Kladno
$1188
68.4K
Jihlava
$956
52.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$916
54.2K
Karvina
$895
50.2K
Opava
$940
55.5K
Prostejov
$1084
43.6K
Smichov
$1383
35K
Karlovy Vary
$969
49K
Chomutov
$1127
46.9K
Prerov
$916
41.6K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
45.8K
Decin
$1027
47.2K
Ceska Lipa
$1063
37.3K
Kolin
$1015
33.3K
Pribram
$1116
32.7K