Bulgaria vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$500
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
50
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
51%
🎓 Higher education
72
87
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
6.44M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 16% less expensive than in Greece ($1253). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 61st for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 52nd and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Greece

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$8295

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1386
1.21M
Plovdiv
$900
334K
Varna
$1140
323K
Burgas
$855
189K
Stara Zagora
$733
121K
Ruse
$800
120K
Pernik
$731
65.3K
Sliven
$610
77.8K
Pleven
$705
88.1K
Yambol
$676
59K
Haskovo
$692
62.9K
Dobrich
$804
68.6K
Shumen
$672
66.4K
Blagoevgrad
$709
64.2K
Veliko Tarnovo
$762
60.1K
Vratsa
$749
47.9K
Asenovgrad
$732
45.3K
Pazardzhik
$775
53.7K
Gabrovo
$662
43.2K
Vidin
$673
33.1K
Bansko
$859
10.2K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K