Bulgaria vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$500
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$523
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
72
31
😀 Quality of life
70
24
🏙️ Population
6.44M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 93% more expensive than in Malawi ($544). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 177th for Malawi 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 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 52nd and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Malawi 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 Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$1644

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1386
1.21M
Plovdiv
$900
334K
Varna
$1140
323K
Burgas
$855
189K
Stara Zagora
$733
121K
Ruse
$800
120K
Pernik
$731
65.3K
Sliven
$610
77.8K
Pleven
$705
88.1K
Yambol
$676
59K
Haskovo
$692
62.9K
Dobrich
$804
68.6K
Shumen
$672
66.4K
Blagoevgrad
$709
64.2K
Veliko Tarnovo
$762
60.1K
Vratsa
$749
47.9K
Asenovgrad
$732
45.3K
Pazardzhik
$775
53.7K
Gabrovo
$662
43.2K
Vidin
$673
33.1K
Bansko
$859
10.2K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K