Bulgaria vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$1904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$4445
🏠 One person rent
$369
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1799
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$3759
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$68454
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
9.04
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
90
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
6.8M
5.83M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 57% less expensive than in Denmark ($1904). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 18th 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 2 months in Denmark. Ranked 50th 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
$8.68
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$95.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$7.67
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
4.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$5598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$3969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$24.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$30.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$8822

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1037
1.4M
Plovdiv
$734
387K
Varna
$892
371K
Burgas
$721
226K
Stara Zagora
$646
154K
Ruse
$633
157K
Dobrich
$702
99.7K
Shumen
$622
94.1K
Pleven
$594
99.2K
Blagoevgrad
$576
82K
Sliven
$631
88.4K
Yambol
$546
80.2K
Pernik
$682
80K
Haskovo
$619
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$731
70.5K
Vratsa
$687
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$667
82.1K
Gabrovo
$598
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$616
59K
Vidin
$605
54.5K
Bansko
$866
9.68K

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2333
644K
Aarhus
$1828
291K
Esbjerg
$1447
115K
Odense
$1816
177K
Frederiksberg
$2364
105K
Aalborg
$1676
113K
Gentofte
$2134
75.8K
Vejle
$1637
61.3K
Naestved
$1799
45K
Randers
$1505
62.8K
Herning
$1568
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1680
50.9K
Horsens
$1585
59.4K
Horsholm
$1952
47.5K
Kolding
$1315
58.8K
Roskilde
$1722
50K
Holstebro
$1491
37.2K
Viborg
$1508
41.1K
Hillerod
$1983
36K
Fredericia
$1506
41.2K
Helsingor
$1800
47.4K
Frederikshavn
$1394
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1416
27.6K
Svendborg
$1607
27.2K
Nuuk
$2031
18.3K
Haderslev
$1442
22.2K
Torshavn
$1828
13.3K