Bulgaria vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2389
$3267
🏠 One person rent
$448
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$773
$1396
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$1788
💸 GDP per capita
$17412
$31707
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
56
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
6.44M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($961) is 32% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1409). Bulgaria ranked 101st vs 43rd 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 1.1 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.3 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 53rd and 33rd 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
$10.2
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2668
$6027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$4288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$7.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.29
$12.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7823
$11751

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs the Czech Republic

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1244
1.4M
Plovdiv
$836
387K
Varna
$1039
371K
Burgas
$848
226K
Stara Zagora
$703
154K
Sliven
$591
88.4K
Ruse
$777
121K
Yambol
$618
80.2K
Pernik
$730
80K
Dobrich
$789
99.7K
Pleven
$667
99.2K
Shumen
$681
94.1K
Haskovo
$678
90.8K
Blagoevgrad
$707
82K
Vratsa
$766
66.1K
Veliko Tarnovo
$752
70.5K
Pazardzhik
$776
82.1K
Gabrovo
$643
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$702
59K
Vidin
$668
54.5K
Bansko
$854
9.68K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1778
1.4M
Brno
$1570
403K
Ostrava
$1183
283K
Plzen
$1317
188K
Hradec Kralove
$1257
94.3K
Olomouc
$1246
103K
Liberec
$1195
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1308
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1063
90.9K
Pardubice
$1195
92.3K
Zizkov
$1580
58.3K
Kladno
$1337
69.7K
Zlin
$1282
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1187
47.3K
Havirov
$962
68.7K
Jihlava
$1103
54.6K
Most
$1028
63.5K
Opava
$1092
55.1K
Smichov
$1601
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1064
53.6K
Decin
$1182
46.4K
Teplice
$986
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1117
49.1K
Karvina
$1020
48.9K
Chomutov
$1125
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
46.2K
Prostejov
$1182
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1211
36.8K
Brevnov
$1564
25.8K
Prerov
$1056
40.9K