Bulgaria vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$965
🏠 One person rent
$500
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
39
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
18.9%
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
6.44M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 156% more expensive than in India ($409). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 193rd 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 1.3 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.6 months in India. Ranked 52nd and 120th 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
$11.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$1729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$2.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$70.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$2142

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs India

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M