Bulgaria vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$784
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1972
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$343
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$52.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$1300
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$24827
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
62
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
38%
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
7M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($784) is 27% less expensive than in Lithuania ($1073). Bulgaria ranked 110th vs 68th for Lithuania 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 Lithuania. Ranked 53rd and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Lithuania

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Lithuania 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 Lithuania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.83
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.43
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$2098
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$8.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$4.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$8.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.08
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$79
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5652
$7500

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$984
1.38M
Plovdiv
$706
384K
Varna
$832
369K
Burgas
$681
226K
Stara Zagora
$625
155K
Ruse
$584
159K
Pleven
$670
120K
Haskovo
$756
91.9K
Shumen
$618
95.4K
Yambol
$535
81.4K
Dobrich
$632
89.7K
Sliven
$506
89.4K
Pazardzhik
$600
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$547
82.2K
Pernik
$526
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$669
71K
Vratsa
$885
67.1K
Gabrovo
$470
60.5K
Asenovgrad
$649
59K
Vidin
$574
55.7K
Bansko
$788
9.56K

In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1274
581K
Kaunas
$1056
305K
Klaipeda
$960
158K
Siauliai
$702
104K
Panevezys
$833
87.9K
Alytus
$878
51.9K
Mazeikiai
$752
33.2K
Marijampole
$867
36.8K
Jonava
$903
27.1K
Utena
$1035
25.6K