Bulgaria vs Liberia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Liberia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2389
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$448
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$773
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$17412
$846
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
62.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
27
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
82.7%
🎓 Higher education
71
22
😀 Quality of life
68
25
🏙️ Population
6.44M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($961) is 80% more expensive than in Liberia ($533). Bulgaria ranked 101st vs 182nd for Liberia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.2 months in Liberia. Ranked 53rd and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Liberia

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Liberia as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 5 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 Liberia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
12.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2668
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$6.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.29
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7823
$3150

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1244
1.4M
Plovdiv
$836
387K
Varna
$1039
371K
Burgas
$848
226K
Stara Zagora
$703
154K
Sliven
$591
88.4K
Ruse
$777
121K
Yambol
$618
80.2K
Pernik
$730
80K
Dobrich
$789
99.7K
Pleven
$667
99.2K
Shumen
$681
94.1K
Haskovo
$678
90.8K
Blagoevgrad
$707
82K
Vratsa
$766
66.1K
Veliko Tarnovo
$752
70.5K
Pazardzhik
$776
82.1K
Gabrovo
$643
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$702
59K
Vidin
$668
54.5K
Bansko
$854
9.68K

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$536
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$503
47.1K
Kakata
$502
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$503
11K