Bulgaria vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$485
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$1419
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
60
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
6.44M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 12% less expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 74th for Latvia 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 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 53rd and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 10 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$17173

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K