Bulgaria vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$812
🏠 One person rent
$342
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$228
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$128
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$160
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
27
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
71
60
😀 Quality of life
65
27
🏙️ Population
7M
224M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 137% more expensive than in Pakistan ($332). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 197th 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 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 50th and 158th 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
$9.02
$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$91.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$68.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
14.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$9.18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$35.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$1019

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$358
14.9M
Lahore
$382
11.1M
Faisalabad
$267
3.2M
Hyderabad
$267
1.73M
Multan
$379
1.87M
Peshawar
$270
1.97M
Rawalpindi
$316
2.1M
Gujranwala
$253
2.03M
Islamabad
$355
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$234
762K
Quetta
$308
1M
Sargodha
$322
660K
Larkana
$290
491K
Sukkur
$265
500K
Nawabshah
$255
263K
Sheikhupura
$325
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
399K
Jhang
$313
414K
Sialkot
$330
592K
Mardan
$290
359K
Okara
$272
232K
Gujrat
$313
391K
Mirpur Khas
$282
237K
Chiniot
$331
478K
Mingora
$286
280K
Wah
$265
259K
Jacobabad
$265
201K
Burewala
$301
203K
Kamoke
$256
231K
Khanewal
$335
165K