Bulgaria vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$958
🏠 One person rent
$500
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$148
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$1479
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
28
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
70
30
🏙️ Population
6.44M
251M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 162% more expensive than in Pakistan ($401). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 194th for Pakistan 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 0.4 months in Pakistan. Ranked 52nd and 150th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$66.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$62.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$7.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$6.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$2.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$47.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$1840

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Pakistan

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$421
14.9M
Lahore
$450
11.1M
Faisalabad
$359
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$446
2.1M
Gujranwala
$309
2.03M
Peshawar
$321
1.97M
Multan
$440
1.87M
Hyderabad
$355
1.73M
Islamabad
$496
1.01M
Quetta
$303
1M
Bahawalpur
$310
762K
Sargodha
$391
660K
Sialkot
$313
592K
Sheikhupura
$396
473K
Sukkur
$352
500K
Larkana
$342
491K
Jhang
$306
414K
Gujrat
$335
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
399K
Mardan
$373
364K
Chiniot
$393
318K
Mingora
$373
280K
Wah
$371
259K
Sahiwal
$339
248K
Kamoke
$332
231K
Okara
$340
232K
Nawabshah
$320
263K
Mirpur Khas
$385
237K
Jacobabad
$337
219K
Burewala
$350
203K