Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 25.4% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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