Bulgaria vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2389
$1002
🏠 One person rent
$448
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$773
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$171
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$31.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$152
💸 GDP per capita
$17412
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
4.17
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
30
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
40%
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
68
40
🏙️ Population
6.44M
117M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($961) is 136% more expensive than in Egypt ($407). Bulgaria ranked 101st vs 195th for Egypt 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 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 53rd and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 29 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 Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$12.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$19.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
18.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2668
$847
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$655
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.29
$2.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$90.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7823
$2107

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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 Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K