Bulgaria vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3245
🏠 One person rent
$376
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1876
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$934
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$12667
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
39
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
70%
🎓 Higher education
71
12
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
7M
436K

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 38% less expensive than in Maldives ($1355). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 42nd for Maldives 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 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 49th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.76
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$941
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$83.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
13.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$3231

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Maldives

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1043
1.4M
Plovdiv
$770
387K
Varna
$931
371K
Burgas
$573
226K
Stara Zagora
$693
154K
Ruse
$668
157K
Dobrich
$755
99.7K
Shumen
$644
94.1K
Sliven
$624
88.4K
Yambol
$561
80.2K
Pleven
$684
99.2K
Pernik
$712
80K
Haskovo
$661
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$793
70.5K
Gabrovo
$589
59.2K
Vratsa
$876
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$706
82.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82K
Asenovgrad
$634
59K
Vidin
$640
54.5K
Bansko
$943
9.68K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1295
133K
Hulhumale
$1515
50K