Bulgaria vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1048
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2588
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$500
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
36
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
51%
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
6.44M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1048) is 69% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). Bulgaria ranked 89th vs 165th for Ukraine 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 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 52nd and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3025
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.71
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$546
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9008
$6277

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Ukraine

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K