Bulgaria vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$342
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$1066
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$18463
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
42
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
57%
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
7M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 19% less expensive than in Hungary ($969). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 80th for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 50th and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.02
$8.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$3129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$8.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$9433

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1006
1.38M
Plovdiv
$696
384K
Varna
$820
369K
Burgas
$644
226K
Stara Zagora
$596
155K
Ruse
$573
159K
Pleven
$636
120K
Haskovo
$781
91.9K
Shumen
$615
95.4K
Yambol
$522
81.4K
Sliven
$544
89.4K
Dobrich
$649
89.7K
Pazardzhik
$597
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82.2K
Pernik
$557
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$690
71K
Gabrovo
$482
60.5K
Vratsa
$892
67.1K
Vidin
$455
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$587
59K
Bansko
$847
9.56K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1149
1.71M
Debrecen
$859
201K
Szeged
$829
159K
Gyor
$864
133K
Miskolc
$676
151K
Pecs
$938
140K
Kecskemet
$740
110K
Szekesfehervar
$999
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$703
117K
Szombathely
$764
78.3K
Tatabanya
$792
65.1K
Sopron
$763
62.9K
Veszprem
$978
58.2K
Erd
$842
70.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$949
55.6K
Szolnok
$798
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$1067
44K
Bekescsaba
$705
58K
Eger
$908
51.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$846
55.5K
Kaposvar
$829
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$899
40.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$796
42.7K
Godollo
$884
31.8K
Mosonmagyarovar
$840
34.4K
Cegled
$810
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$746
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$909
42.1K
Vac
$850
32.9K
Salgotarjan
$862
32.3K