Bulgaria vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$4729
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1084
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1936
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$636
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$3875
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$67967
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
90
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
71
97
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
7M
5.83M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 58% less expensive than in Denmark ($2020). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 17th for Denmark 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 1.9 months in Denmark. Ranked 49th and 2nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Denmark

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 27 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 Denmark
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$7.84
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$5886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$4166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$4.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$8524

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Denmark

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1043
1.4M
Plovdiv
$770
387K
Varna
$931
371K
Burgas
$573
226K
Stara Zagora
$693
154K
Ruse
$668
157K
Dobrich
$755
99.7K
Shumen
$644
94.1K
Sliven
$624
88.4K
Yambol
$561
80.2K
Pleven
$684
99.2K
Pernik
$712
80K
Haskovo
$661
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$793
70.5K
Gabrovo
$589
59.2K
Vratsa
$876
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$706
82.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82K
Asenovgrad
$634
59K
Vidin
$640
54.5K
Bansko
$943
9.68K

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K