Bulgaria vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$3512
🏠 One person rent
$342
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$1521
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$33941
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
51
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
71
75
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
7M
465K

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 47% less expensive than in Malta ($1471). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 34th for Malta 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 months in Malta. Ranked 50th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Malta

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Malta 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 Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.02
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$710
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$97.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$3732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$2869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$7891

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1006
1.38M
Plovdiv
$696
384K
Varna
$820
369K
Burgas
$644
226K
Stara Zagora
$596
155K
Ruse
$573
159K
Pleven
$636
120K
Haskovo
$781
91.9K
Shumen
$615
95.4K
Yambol
$522
81.4K
Sliven
$544
89.4K
Dobrich
$649
89.7K
Pazardzhik
$597
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82.2K
Pernik
$557
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$690
71K
Gabrovo
$482
60.5K
Vratsa
$892
67.1K
Vidin
$455
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$587
59K
Bansko
$847
9.56K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
Birkirkara
$1623
24.4K
Mosta
$1306
20.2K
Sliema
$1670
16.9K
Zabbar
$1315
15.4K
St. Paul's Bay
$1212
21K
San Gwann
$1724
12.5K
Naxxar
$1419
13.4K
Marsaskala
$1402
12.1K
Gzira
$1609
8.03K
Valletta
$1688
6.44K