Bulgaria vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$784
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1972
$1407
🏠 One person rent
$343
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$454
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$645
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
6.89
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
71
41
😀 Quality of life
63
28
🏙️ Population
7M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($784) is 45% more expensive than in Malawi ($541). Bulgaria ranked 110th vs 167th 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 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 53rd and 156th 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
$8.83
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$35.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$10338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$5.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.08
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5652
$2116

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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
$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 Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$535
1.9M
Lilongwe
$550
989K
Mzuzu
$558
150K
Zomba
$533
101K
Mangochi
$556
53.5K
Mzimba
$563
26.1K
Mulanje
$531
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$552
14.6K
Ntcheu
$554
14.6K