Bulgaria vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$500
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
53
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
6.44M
59M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 35% less expensive than in Italy ($1624). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 52nd and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Italy

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$11665

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K