Cost of Living in
Shumen

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$973	$2149
Without rent	$496	$1309
Rent & Utilities	$399.91	$723.58
Food	$311	$860
Transport	$28.28	$69.97
Monthly salary after tax	$1015.77
Quality of life	62.4
Life expectancy	67.49
Population	8.5K

The cost of living in Shumen is $973, which is 1.02 times less expensive than the average in Bulgaria. Shumen ranked th most expensive in Bulgaria.

The average salary after taxes in Shumen is $1015.77, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months.

Shumen

We calculate prices for Shumen 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	$973	/
Without rent	$496	/
Rent & Utilities	$399.91	/
Food	$311	/
Transport	$28.28	/

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	304.72$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	376.86$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	790.26$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	867.02$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	103.63$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	137.51$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	13.99$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1478$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1221$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	9.86$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	46.03$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	8.45$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.58$
Cappuccino	1.84$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.14$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.98$
Monthly ticket local transport	28.37$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	6.11$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.57$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.59$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.91$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.18$
Eggs, x12	3.08$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.6$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.35$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	13.35$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.65$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.61$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.28$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.53$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.99$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.24$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.54$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.75$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	6.17$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.05$
Cigarette pack	3.43$
Cold medicince, 1 week	8.72$
Hair Shampoo	2.44$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.17$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	32.77$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	7.31$
Doctor's visit	25.06$
Haircut, simple	4.47$
Brand Jeans	23.25$
Brand Sneakers	46.59$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	494.7$
International Primary School, 1 year	6091$

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 Shumen

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones