Bulgaria vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2001
🏠 One person rent
$376
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1078
$543
💸 GDP per capita
$15798
$6651
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
42
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
2%
🎓 Higher education
71
46
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
7M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($841) is 3% more expensive than in Moldova ($817). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 119th for Moldova 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 Moldova. Ranked 49th and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.81
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.73
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$5.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.79
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.53
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6637
$4720

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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 Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$876
639K
Balti
$956
97.9K
Tiraspol
$491
134K
Bender
$537
76.2K
Ungheni
$1131
30.8K
Cahul
$846
30K
Dubasari
$806
28.5K
Soroca
$909
22.2K
Orhei
$860
21.1K
Comrat
$819
20.1K