Bulgaria vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$369
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
67
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
72
89
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
6.8M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 15% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 90th 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 1.3 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 50th and 31st 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
$8.68
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$16067

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1037
1.4M
Plovdiv
$734
387K
Varna
$892
371K
Burgas
$721
226K
Stara Zagora
$646
154K
Ruse
$633
157K
Dobrich
$702
99.7K
Shumen
$622
94.1K
Pleven
$594
99.2K
Blagoevgrad
$576
82K
Sliven
$631
88.4K
Yambol
$546
80.2K
Pernik
$682
80K
Haskovo
$619
90.8K
Veliko Tarnovo
$731
70.5K
Vratsa
$687
66.1K
Pazardzhik
$667
82.1K
Gabrovo
$598
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$616
59K
Vidin
$605
54.5K
Bansko
$866
9.68K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K