Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Bulgaria

Yambol vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Yambol is 14.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Yambol
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Yambol
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Yambol
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Yambol
Childcare: pay 41.6% less in Yambol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Yambol
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Yambol

Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Yambol. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Yambol.

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Yambol vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yambol instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Yambol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$11.20 BGN19.55	+276.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$9.89 BGN17.27	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.77 BGN3.09	+171.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.31 BGN2.29	+271.9%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Yambol
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.21 BGN2.12	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$4.44 BGN7.75	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$7.32 BGN12.78	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$3.39 BGN5.93	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$3.38 BGN5.90	+107.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.68 BGN1.19	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.89 BGN1.56	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.77 BGN1.35	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$0.71 BGN1.25	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.58 BGN1.01	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.39 BGN0.68	-43.7%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Yambol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$6.40 BGN11.18	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$28.59 BGN49.91	-18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,050.07 BGN52,466.21	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$8.56 BGN14.95	-18.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Yambol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$16.38 BGN28.60	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$358.31 BGN625.60	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$273.29 BGN477.16	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$86.97 BGN151.85	+6.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 41.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Yambol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$508.86 BGN888.45	-10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$6,295.85 BGN10,992.30	-61.8%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Yambol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$1.72 BGN3.00	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$2.12 BGN3.70	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$4.01 BGN6.99	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$27.20 BGN47.48	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$7.84 BGN13.69	+3.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Yambol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$51.50 BGN89.92	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$21.47 BGN37.48	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$85.86 BGN149.91	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$60.11 BGN104.94	-45.3%
Average			-35.2%

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