Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$376
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$13137
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
39
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
71
51
😀 Quality of life
65
47
🏙️ Population
7M
19M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 25% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($672). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 149th for Kazakhstan 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 0.8 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 49th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 29 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 Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
16.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$7123

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1043
1.4M
Plovdiv
$770
387K
Varna
$931
371K
Burgas
$573
226K
Stara Zagora
$693
154K
Ruse
$668
157K
Dobrich
$755
99.7K
Shumen
$644
94.1K
Sliven
$624
88.4K
Yambol
$561
80.2K
Pleven
$684
99.2K
Pernik
$712
80K
Haskovo
$661
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$793
70.5K
Gabrovo
$589
59.2K
Vratsa
$876
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$706
82.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82K
Asenovgrad
$634
59K
Vidin
$640
54.5K
Bansko
$943
9.68K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$941
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$780
1.08M
Shymkent
$596
1.19M
Oskemen
$550
333K
Semey
$605
350K
Atyrau
$567
295K
Karaganda
$534
516K
Pavlodar
$556
367K
Oral
$530
237K
Petropavl
$575
222K
Kostanay
$782
217K
Aktobe
$533
388K
Taraz
$461
358K
Temirtau
$615
185K
Kyzylorda
$533
242K
Ekibastuz
$520
160K
Kokshetau
$630
139K
Aktau
$585
183K
Turkistan
$532
165K
Zhanaozen
$582
113K
Kaskelen
$838
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$508
86.2K
Kulsary
$567
53.7K
Kapchagay
$791
61.8K
Taldiqorgan
$570
162K
Balkhash
$628
78K
Aksu
$556
69.4K
Satbayev
$524
61.9K
Kentau
$519
81.5K