Bulgaria vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$5924
🏠 One person rent
$500
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$3044
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$3931
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$113K
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
8.92
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
76
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
97.5%
🎓 Higher education
72
89
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
6.44M
5.4M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 62% less expensive than in Ireland ($2744). Bulgaria ranked 89th 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 1.3 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 52nd 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
$11.8
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$3299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$2616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$4676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$20.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$7.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$19.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$1233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$9516

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Ireland

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$3020
593K
Cork
$2634
222K
Galway
$3003
83.5K
Limerick
$1985
62.7K
Waterford
$2373
48.4K
Swords
$2464
40.8K
Drogheda
$2518
41K
Dundalk
$2264
39K
Tralee
$1991
26.1K
Naas
$2480
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2012
22.2K
Wexford
$2043
20.2K