Cost Of Living In Bulgaria Compared To UK

This list of comparing prices in Bulgaria to the UK was taken from www.questbg.com an online magazine who I have great respect for. Looking at the list of items being a English expatriate myself the only items I buy are beer, bread, yoghurt, mincemeat and deodorant. I can see the point of this article geared towards Brits living here wanting to maintain their British style supermarket diets. In fact I was quite shocked looking at all these convenience foods thinking I used to live on this type of stuff in the UK! Why are so many expatriates still doing this in Bulgaria with the option of so much fresh food around?

I recommend you read questbg.com especially if you are an expatriate, there are some very well written articles within.

Item	Price BG leva	Price UK £	Price UK leva*
1 litre own brand orange juice	1.19	0.98	2.22
Own brand yoghurt	0.79	0.38	0.86
Lurpak butter 500g	3.29	2.00	4.52
Frozen Puff Pastry 425g	2.89	1.58	3.57
Whole chicken 1.8 kg	6.68	4.62	10.44
Pork joint for roasting 800g	6.20	5.98	13.51
Filet Mignon of Pork 2-pack (1kg)	7.70	8.87	20.05
Best beef mince 528g	4.78	2.20	4.97
Frozen Oven Chips 1kg	2.39	1.95	4.41
9 x beef stock cubes	1.14	1.28	2.89
500g dog biscuits	1.77	0.74	1.67
Branded cup-a-soup x 1 packet	0.54	0.25	0.57
Tin of peeled tomatoes	0.89	0.48	1.08
Large, white, unsliced loaf	0.74	1.00	2.26
Deodorant 225 ml	2.49	0.75	1.70
Nectarines x 4	1.09	1.00	2.26
Large bunch flat leaf parsley	0.40	0.78p	1.76
12 x spreading cheese triangles	1.89	0.98	2.21
6 x free range eggs	1.32	1.09	2.46
Garden peas, 425g tin	0.99	0.44	0.99
Tuna 185g tin	1.89	0.75	1.70
Broccoli, frozen, 1kg	4.18	0.93	2.10
Garden peas, frozen, 500g	1,09	0.79	1.79
Branded Dishwasher Tablets x 20	9.99	5.62	12.70
Premium Lager, 2 litres	2.49	3.30	7.46
3 litres Red wine in box	10.99	11.98	27.07
Total Shop (in leva)	79.80		137.22
Prices end July 2009 from Billa Supermarket, Bulgaria and www.asda.com Source: www.questbg.com Image via Wikipedia