Bulgaria vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$773
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$339
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$580
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$13974
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
7.68
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
26
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
7M
147M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($773) is 18% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Bulgaria ranked 117th vs 143rd for Russia 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 Russia. Ranked 52nd and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Russia

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.24
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1889
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.62
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.6
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6422
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$951
1.38M
Plovdiv
$712
384K
Varna
$851
369K
Burgas
$508
226K
Stara Zagora
$641
155K
Ruse
$619
159K
Pleven
$719
120K
Yambol
$563
81.4K
Shumen
$611
95.4K
Pernik
$598
81.3K
Pazardzhik
$660
83.1K
Dobrich
$646
89.7K
Sliven
$616
89.4K
Veliko Tarnovo
$654
71K
Haskovo
$697
91.9K
Blagoevgrad
$533
82.2K
Gabrovo
$495
60.5K
Vratsa
$865
67.1K
Vidin
$661
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$626
59K
Bansko
$852
9.56K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K