Bulgaria vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2158
🏠 One person rent
$369
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$678
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$13790
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
26
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
13%
🎓 Higher education
72
89
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
6.8M
125M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 6% less expensive than in Mexico ($880). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 104th for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 50th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$9.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$1856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$1375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$5685

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1037
1.4M
Plovdiv
$734
387K
Varna
$892
371K
Burgas
$721
226K
Stara Zagora
$646
154K
Ruse
$633
157K
Dobrich
$702
99.7K
Shumen
$622
94.1K
Pleven
$594
99.2K
Blagoevgrad
$576
82K
Sliven
$631
88.4K
Yambol
$546
80.2K
Pernik
$682
80K
Haskovo
$619
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$731
70.5K
Vratsa
$687
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$667
82.1K
Gabrovo
$598
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$616
59K
Vidin
$605
54.5K
Bansko
$866
9.68K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K