Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 35.0% cheaper than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 51.3% less in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Sunny Beach

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

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Sunny Beach vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$8.59 BGN14.94	-56.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$9.63 BGN16.76	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.16	$1.79 BGN3.11	-26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$1.54 BGN2.68	-25.0%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.45	$0.77 BGN1.34	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$4.29 BGN7.47	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.07	$6.76 BGN11.77	+47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.04	$3.67 BGN6.39	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$3.81 BGN6.62	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$0.76 BGN1.32	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.83 BGN1.45	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.89 BGN1.54	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.17 BGN2.04	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.48 BGN0.83	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.48 BGN0.84	-52.3%
Average			-26.6%

Estepona vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.05	$5.93 BGN10.31	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.17	$6.30 BGN10.96	-38.8%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 51.3% less for housing

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.38	$15.46 BGN26.91	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	$571.04 BGN993.77	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €780.67	$342.62 BGN596.26	-60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.36	$86.09 BGN149.82	-4.6%
Average			-51.3%

Estepona vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €490.83	$514.02 BGN894.53	-6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	-31.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.29 BGN3.98	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.39	$2.83 BGN4.93	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$4.01 BGN6.98	-40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$9.15 BGN15.93	-18.3%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Estepona	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.49	$33.59 BGN58.46	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.37	$41.97 BGN73.04
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €84.82	$96.32 BGN167.62	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.20	$104.14 BGN181.23	+6.3%
Average			-11.1%

Estepona vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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