Bulgaria vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2389
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$448
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$773
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$17412
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
77
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
71
88
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
6.44M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($961) is 63% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Bulgaria ranked 101st vs 8th for Ireland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 53rd and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2668
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.29
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7823
$7481

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1244
1.4M
Plovdiv
$836
387K
Varna
$1039
371K
Burgas
$848
226K
Stara Zagora
$703
154K
Sliven
$591
88.4K
Ruse
$777
121K
Yambol
$618
80.2K
Pernik
$730
80K
Dobrich
$789
99.7K
Pleven
$667
99.2K
Shumen
$681
94.1K
Haskovo
$678
90.8K
Blagoevgrad
$707
82K
Vratsa
$766
66.1K
Veliko Tarnovo
$752
70.5K
Pazardzhik
$776
82.1K
Gabrovo
$643
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$702
59K
Vidin
$668
54.5K
Bansko
$854
9.68K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K