Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria Kyrgyzstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$342
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$23.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$1607
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
27
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
71
26
😀 Quality of life
65
35
🏙️ Population
7M
6.69M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 41% more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan ($556). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 166th for Kyrgyzstan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.5 months in Kyrgyzstan. Ranked 50th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 9 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 Kyrgyzstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.02
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
17.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$8.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$2.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$5897

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1006
1.38M
Plovdiv
$696
384K
Varna
$820
369K
Burgas
$644
226K
Stara Zagora
$596
155K
Ruse
$573
159K
Pleven
$636
120K
Haskovo
$781
91.9K
Shumen
$615
95.4K
Yambol
$522
81.4K
Sliven
$544
89.4K
Dobrich
$649
89.7K
Pazardzhik
$597
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82.2K
Pernik
$557
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$690
71K
Gabrovo
$482
60.5K
Vratsa
$892
67.1K
Vidin
$455
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$587
59K
Bansko
$847
9.56K

In Kyrgyzstan

City Cost of living Population
Bishkek
$623
1.12M
Osh
$416
353K
Tokmok
$407
53.2K
Jalal-Abad
$444
89K
Naryn
$484
34.8K
Talas
$505
32.9K
Kant
$536
21.4K
Toktogul
$459
16.4K
Cholpon-Ata
$476
11.5K