Bulgaria vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$1067
🏠 One person rent
$342
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$47.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$593
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
6.3
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
40
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
65
42
🏙️ Population
7M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 79% more expensive than in India ($440). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 189th for India 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 1.3 months in India. Ranked 50th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs India

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and India as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.02
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$1799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$1812

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Bangalore
$576
12.3M
Delhi
$478
26.5M
Mumbai
$695
15.4M
Hyderabad
$458
9.31M
Chennai
$424
10.3M
Pune
$480
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$684
7.65M
Surat
$653
5.94M
Kolkata
$367
4.5M
Kanpur
$443
3.81M
Lucknow
$390
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$558
2.04M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$384
2.5M
Thane
$476
1.89M
Jaipur
$393
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$393
2.38M
Agra
$442
1.59M
Navi Mumbai
$508
1.12M
Indore
$348
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.26M
Vadodara
$349
2.07M
Kalyan
$332
1.25M
Gurgaon
$489
877K
Madurai
$330
1.56M
Chandigarh
$391
1.06M
Bilaspur
$292
1.63M
Bhopal
$319
1.8M
Nashik
$325
1.49M
Meerut
$316
1.31M