Bulgaria vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$500
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$1064
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$13263
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
46
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
26%
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
6.44M
624K

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 1% less expensive than in Montenegro ($1062). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 87th for Montenegro 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 1 months in Montenegro. Ranked 52nd and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Montenegro 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 Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$73.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$3117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$2248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$8.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$6.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$6.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$7704

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1386
1.21M
Plovdiv
$900
334K
Varna
$1140
323K
Burgas
$855
189K
Stara Zagora
$733
121K
Ruse
$800
120K
Pernik
$731
65.3K
Sliven
$610
77.8K
Pleven
$705
88.1K
Yambol
$676
59K
Haskovo
$692
62.9K
Dobrich
$804
68.6K
Shumen
$672
66.4K
Blagoevgrad
$709
64.2K
Veliko Tarnovo
$762
60.1K
Vratsa
$749
47.9K
Asenovgrad
$732
45.3K
Pazardzhik
$775
53.7K
Gabrovo
$662
43.2K
Vidin
$673
33.1K
Bansko
$859
10.2K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1053
151K
Cetinje
$930
14K
Budva
$1207
13.3K
Bar
$1078
13.7K
Ulcinj
$1047
11.5K
Plav
$1092
13.8K
Berane
$1093
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1119
3.59K
Kotor
$1265
961