Bulgaria vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$369
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$1026
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$23401
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
49
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
51%
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
6.8M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 25% less expensive than in Greece ($1105). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 66th 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 50th and 45th 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
$8.68
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.84
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$2446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$6743

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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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K