Bulgaria vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$418
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$485
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
4.08
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
30
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
40%
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
69
41
🏙️ Population
6.44M
117M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 144% more expensive than in Egypt ($418). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 193rd 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 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 53rd and 128th 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
$10.4
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$13.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$20.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
18.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$92.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$2429

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Egypt

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K