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COST OF LIVING Earlier this year an official information for the cost-of-living in Bulgaria became publicly available. It was published by the respective official authority - National Statistical Institute (NSI). Food & Drinks | Consumer Products | Property keep-up costs & Utilities (1 kg ~ 2 lb.;    BGL - Bulgarian currency - lev)   Table 1. FOOD :: Average retail prices Product/Product Group Unit BGL USD GBP EUR Flour kg 0.54 0.36 0.19 0.28 Bread kg 0.72 0.47 0.25 0.37 Meat   Pork kg 5.42 3.57 1.89 2.77 Lamb kg 6.43 4.23 2.24 3.29 Minced meat kg 4.07 2.68 1.42 2.08 Fowl kg 3.26 2.14 1.14 1.67 Meat Products   Sausages kg 3.81 2.51 1.33 1.95 Cold Cuts kg 8.06 5.30 2.81 4.12 Fish kg 2.78 1.83 0.97 1.42 Milk & Milk Products   Caw Milk litre 0.67 0.44 0.23 0.34 Youghurt kg 1.11 0.73 0.39 0.57 Cheese kg 2.95 1.94 1.03 1.51 Yellow Cheese kg 5.71 3.76 1.99 2.92 Eggs each 0.14 0.09 0.05 0.07 Cooking Oil litre 1.86 1.22 0.65 0.95 Margarin kg 2.41 1.59 0.84 1.23 Butter kg 5.62 3.70 1.96 2.87 Fruit   Apples kg 1.07 0.70 0.37 0.55 Pears kg 1.07 0.70 0.37 0.55 Plums kg 0.40 0.26 0.14 0.20 Cherries kg 1.27 0.84 0.44 0.65 Peaches, Apricot kg 1.01 0.66 0.35 0.52 Strawberries kg 1.68 1.11 0.59 0.86 Grapes kg 0.70 0.46 0.24 0.36 Watermelon, Muskmelon kg 0.33 0.22 0.12 0.17 Pumpkin kg 0.29 0.19 0.10 0.15 Kernels kg 3.99 2.63 1.39 2.04 Canned fruit   Compotes kg 2.04 1.34 0.71 1.04 Jams kg 3.36 2.21 1.17 1.72 Juices litre 1.47 0.97 0.51 0.75 Vegetables   Tomatoes kg 0.77 0.51 0.27 0.39 Cucumbers kg 1.09 0.72 0.38 0.56 Cabbage kg 0.34 0.22 0.12 0.17 Onions kg 0.72 0.47 0.25 0.37 Garlic kg 2.62 1.72 0.91 1.34 Olives kg 3.65 2.40 1.27 1.87 Haricot Beans kg 1.88 1.24 0.66 0.96 Lentils kg 1.56 1.03 0.54 0.80 Canned vegetables   Canned vegetables kg 2.40 1.58 0.84 1.23 Vegetable Juices litre 1.41 0.93 0.49 0.72 Pickled Vegetables kg 1.80 1.18 0.63 0.92 Mushrooms kg 3.25 2.14 1.13 1.66 Potatoes kg 0.60 0.39 0.21 0.31 Sugar kg 0.83 0.55 0.29 0.42 Sweets kg 3.27 2.15 1.14 1.67 Chocolate kg 9.27 6.10 3.23 4.74 Honey kg 4.61 3.03 1.61 2.36 Coffee kg 9.04 5.95 3.15 4.62 Tea kg 14.39 9.47 5.02 7.36 Salt kg 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.15 Vinegar litre 0.89 0.59 0.31 0.46 Soft Drinks   Soft Drinks litre 0.48 0.32 0.17 0.25 Mineral Water litre 0.31 0.16 0.10 0.16 Alcohol   Beer litre 0.92 0.61 0.32 0.47 Wine litre 1.63 1.07 0.57 0.83 Strong litre 4.39 2.89 1.53 2.24 Back to top   Table 2. CONSUMER GOODS :: Average retail prices Goods Unit BGL USD GBP EUR Firewood m3 24.56 16.16 8.56 12.56 Coal kg 0.13 0.09 0.05 0.07 Electricity kW/h 0.10 0.07 0.03 0.05 LPG litre 0.76 0.50 0.27 0.39 Refrigerators 1 468.60 308.31 163.40 239.59 Frizers 1 407.58 268.16 142.12 208.39 Washing Machines 1 423.94 278.92 147.83 216.76 Vacuum-cleaners 1 106.48 70.06 37.13 54.44 TV Sets 1 337.36 221.96 117.64 172.49 VCR 1 568.90 374.30 198.38 290.87 Stereo 1 67.29 44.27 23.46 34.40 Water Heaters 1 156.79 103.16 54.67 80.17 Soaps kg 2.19 1.44 0.76 1.12 For Men   Apparel 1 41.96 27.61 14.63 21.45 Suits 1 95.05 62.54 33.14 48.60 Jackets 1 43.39 28.55 15.13 22.18 Trousers 1 19.57 12.88 6.82 10.01 Shirts 1 14.37 9.45 5.01 7.35 For Ladies   Apparel 1 41.96 27.61 14.63 21.45 Costumes 1 50.31 33.10 17.54 25.72 Dresses 1 30.51 20.07 10.64 15.60 Blouses 1 12.47 8.20 4.35 6.38 Textile m 5.55 3.65 1.94 2.84 Men's Shoes pair 29.99 19.73 10.46 15.33 Ladies' Shoes pair 27.72 18.24 9.67 14.17 Children's Shoes pair 15.96 10.50 5.57 8.16 Oil Products   Petrol litre 1.13 0.74 0.39 0.58 Diezel litre 1.15 0.76 0.40 0.59 LPG litre 0.76 0.50 0.27 0.39 Back to top   Table 3. PROPERTY KEEP-UP COSTS AND UTILITIES Per family Unit BGL USD GBP EUR January   58.17 38.27 20.28 29.74 February   60.88 40.05 21.23 31.13 March   57.56 37.87 20.07 29.43 April   51.74 34.04 18.04 26.45 May   47.93 31.53 16.71 24.51 June   49.05 32.27 17.10 25.08 July   52.19 34.34 18.20 26.68 August   60.01 39.48 20.93 30.68 September   71.06 46.75 24.78 36.33 October   68.47 45.05 23.88 35.01 November   60.05 39.51 20.94 30.70 December   56.42 37.12 19.67 28.85 Total   693.53 456.29 241.83 354.60 Back to top   Source: NSI Whilst every care is taken to ensure that all general information and descriptions of property is correct we advise all clients to make their own checks and take legal advise when purchasing property overseas. Information and price guides subject to change. All properties shown are to the best of our knowledge genuinely for sale at the time of publication (unless clearly marked "Reserved" or "Sold"). 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