Bulgaria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2389
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$448
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$773
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$17412
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
67
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
71
89
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
6.44M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($961) is 8% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Bulgaria ranked 101st vs 86th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 53rd and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2668
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.29
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7823
$15690

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1244
1.4M
Plovdiv
$836
387K
Varna
$1039
371K
Burgas
$848
226K
Stara Zagora
$703
154K
Sliven
$591
88.4K
Ruse
$777
121K
Yambol
$618
80.2K
Pernik
$730
80K
Dobrich
$789
99.7K
Pleven
$667
99.2K
Shumen
$681
94.1K
Haskovo
$678
90.8K
Blagoevgrad
$707
82K
Vratsa
$766
66.1K
Veliko Tarnovo
$752
70.5K
Pazardzhik
$776
82.1K
Gabrovo
$643
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$702
59K
Vidin
$668
54.5K
Bansko
$854
9.68K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K