Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Alexandroupolis Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 14.8% cheaper than Alexandroupolis.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Sunny Beach

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Sunny Beach.

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Sunny Beach vs. Alexandroupolis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunny Beach instead of Alexandroupolis, you would:

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.59 BGN14.94	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$9.63 BGN16.76	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 €2.37	$1.79 BGN3.11	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$1.54 BGN2.68	+111.4%
Average			-26.0%

Alexandroupolis vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.26	$0.77 BGN1.34	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 €5.42	$4.29 BGN7.47	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 €4.59	$6.76 BGN11.77	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$3.67 BGN6.39	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 €4.07	$3.81 BGN6.62	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.76 BGN1.32	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.83 BGN1.45	-10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.89 BGN1.54	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$1.17 BGN2.04	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.48 BGN0.83	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.48 BGN0.84	+15.7%
Average			-12.1%

Alexandroupolis vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 €7.39	$5.93 BGN10.31	-28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$6.30 BGN10.96	-52.1%
Average			-20.3%

Alexandroupolis vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.86 €26.58	$15.46 BGN26.91	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.89 €423.56	$571.04 BGN993.77	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.57 €365.42	$342.62 BGN596.26	-16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 €76.21	$86.09 BGN149.82	+0.5%
Average			-3.1%

Alexandroupolis vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$514.02 BGN894.53	+7.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	-39.5%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.29 BGN3.98	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$2.83 BGN4.93	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 €4.88	$4.01 BGN6.98	-26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €44.85	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.72 €5.98	$9.15 BGN15.93	+36.2%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Alexandroupolis	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$33.59 BGN58.46	-65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$41.97 BGN73.04	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.17 €107.85	$96.32 BGN167.62	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.78 €117.29	$104.14 BGN181.23	-21.0%
Average			-33.0%

Alexandroupolis vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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