Bulgaria vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$369
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
38
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
65
41
🏙️ Population
6.8M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 92% more expensive than in India ($429). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 190th 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 50th and 111th 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
$8.68
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$1834

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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
$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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M