Bulgaria vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2084
🏠 One person rent
$369
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$527
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$6610
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
6.99
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
32
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
1.2%
🎓 Higher education
72
54
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
6.8M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 1% more expensive than in Ecuador ($812). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 121st for Ecuador 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 0.6 months in Ecuador. Ranked 50th and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 19 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 Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$7.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$6414

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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 Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K