Bulgaria vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$369
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$31.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1056
$455
💸 GDP per capita
$15886
$2850
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
32
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
4%
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
65
34
🏙️ Population
6.8M
34.9M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($824) is 25% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($657). Bulgaria ranked 118th vs 152nd for Uzbekistan 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 0.7 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 50th and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 11 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 Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
22.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$1462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1498
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.01
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.58
$7.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$6653

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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 Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$853
2.96M
Fergana
$626
289K
Namangan
$538
626K
Margilan
$591
215K
Andijan
$430
548K
Samarkand
$472
546K
Bukhara
$431
280K
Qarshi
$484
275K
Jizzakh
$507
163K
Chirchiq
$444
159K
Nukus
$392
320K