Bulgaria vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$485
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$383
💸 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%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
6.44M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 140% more expensive than in India ($425). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 192nd 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 0.9 months in India. Ranked 53rd 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
$10.4
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$2121

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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
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M