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Sunny Beach vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 35.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 62.7% less in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% less in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Sunny Beach

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

Sunny Beach vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.10	$8.36 BGN13.77	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.86	$10.15 BGN16.72	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.66	$1.35 BGN2.23	-47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.16	$1.04 BGN1.72	-53.3%
Average			-36.6%

Canberra vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.82	$0.80 BGN1.32	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.05	$4.48 BGN7.38	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.77	$7.45 BGN12.28	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.10	$3.22 BGN5.31	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.90	$3.77 BGN6.21	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.09	$0.76 BGN1.25	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.90	$0.97 BGN1.61	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.89	$0.91 BGN1.50	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.63	$1.15 BGN1.90	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.43	$0.53 BGN0.87	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.47	$0.55 BGN0.91	-46.7%
Average			-29.1%

Canberra vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.24	$5.77 BGN9.51	+30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$173.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,047.50	$37,303.41 BGN61,476.39	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.75	$6.92 BGN11.41	-63.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 62.7% less for housing

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.46	$14.32 BGN23.61	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,197.10	$596.85 BGN983.62	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,640.13	$358.11 BGN590.17	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$224.78	$83.35 BGN137.36	-47.6%
Average			-62.7%

Canberra vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,479.44	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,831.42	??

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pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.24	$1.79 BGN2.95	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.81	$1.94 BGN3.20	-43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$43.89	$3.88 BGN6.39	-87.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$82.96	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.48	$7.16 BGN11.80	-45.2%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$98.09	$35.02 BGN57.71	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$81.62	$31.83 BGN52.46	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$132.94	$126.83 BGN209.02	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$167.35	$98.48 BGN162.30	-16.8%
Average			-19.1%

Canberra vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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