Bulgaria vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$5272
🏠 One person rent
$369
$1570
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$2720
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$3365
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
77
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
72
88
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
6.8M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 65% less expensive than in Ireland ($2387). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 9th 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 50th and 4th 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
$8.68
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$6.81
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$5460
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$4389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$65.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$90
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$1113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$7289

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2627
593K
Cork
$2275
222K
Galway
$2297
83.5K
Limerick
$1969
62.7K
Waterford
$2134
48.4K
Swords
$2186
36.9K
Drogheda
$2628
41K
Naas
$2216
21.4K
Dundalk
$1767
39K
Kilkenny
$1785
22.2K
Tralee
$1707
26.1K
Wexford
$1662
20.2K