Cost of Living in
Ruse

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$868	$1960
Without rent	$449	$1264
Rent & Utilities	$505	$1014.16
Food	$375	$1067
Transport	$26.28	$91.99
Monthly salary after tax	$1032.74
Quality of life	56.36
Life expectancy	69.52
Population	11.3K

The cost of living in Ruse is $868, which is 1.15 times less expensive than the average in Bulgaria. Ruse ranked th most expensive in Bulgaria.

The average salary after taxes in Ruse is $1032.74, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months.

Ruse

We calculate prices for Ruse State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$868	/
Without rent	$449	/
Rent & Utilities	$505	/
Food	$375	/
Transport	$26.28	/

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	372.93$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	346.52$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	580.18$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	735.87$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	112.68$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	153.34$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	12.49$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.89$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1494$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	906$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	10.06$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	51.52$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	9.17$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.64$
Cappuccino	2.55$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.28$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.87$
Monthly ticket local transport	26.22$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	8.43$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.76$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.16$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.34$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.81$
Eggs, x12	4.07$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.67$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.24$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.33$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.91$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.78$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.23$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.15$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.05$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.02$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.49$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.56$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	7.53$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.13$
Cigarette pack	2.63$
Cold medicince, 1 week	8.77$
Hair Shampoo	3$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.56$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.86$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	23.51$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	9.96$
Doctor's visit	25.25$
Haircut, simple	4.69$
Brand Jeans	26.21$
Brand Sneakers	41.93$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	515.49$
International Primary School, 1 year	8540$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Montana (Bulgaria)	$1676
2	Sofia Province	$1204
3	Bansko	$1111
4	Yambol	$1095
5	Stara Zagora	$1094
6	Kardzhali	$1067
7	Karlovo	$1060
8	Novi Pazar (Bulgaria)	$1038
9	Veliko Tarnovo	$1033
10	Targovishte	$1031
11	Dobrich	$1028
12	Vidin	$1024
13	Montana Province	$1007
14	Sofia (Bulgaria)	$991
15	Pernik	$989
16	Varna (Bulgaria)	$973
17	Shumen	$973
18	Plovdiv Province	$954
19	Blagoevgrad	$950
20	Lovech	$949
21	Pazardzhik	$935
22	Gabrovo	$935
23	Stara Zagora Province	$932
24	Kyustendil	$919
25	Ruse	$868
26	Plovdiv	$842
27	Razgrad	$821
28	Silistra	$818
29	Pleven	$813
30	Sliven	$789
31	Haskovo	$789
32	Burgas	$773
33	Shumen Province	$759
34	Vratsa	$755
35	Smolyan	$749
36	Asenovgrad	$715

Cost of Living in Ruse

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones