Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Bulgaria

Sofia vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Sofia is 13.4% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% more in Sofia
Groceries: pay 39.3% more in Sofia
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Sofia
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Sofia
Childcare: pay 55.3% more in Sofia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Sofia
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Sofia

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Sofia are more expensive than in Fethiye. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sofia.

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Sofia vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sofia instead of Fethiye, you would:

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pay 34.9% more for restaurants

	Fethiye	Sofia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$16.80 BGN29.23	+61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$11.61 BGN20.20	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$2.42 BGN4.21	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$1.80 BGN3.14	+35.8%
Average			+34.9%

Fethiye vs. Sofia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

	Fethiye	Sofia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$1.53 BGN2.66	-6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$5.70 BGN9.92	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$7.46 BGN12.99	+89.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$4.37 BGN7.60	+91.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$3.92 BGN6.81	+48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$0.99 BGN1.72	+39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$0.92 BGN1.60	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$0.86 BGN1.49	+34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$1.93 BGN3.36	+243.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$0.48 BGN0.84	+30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$0.41 BGN0.71	+27.0%
Average			+39.3%

Fethiye vs. Sofia - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Fethiye	Sofia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$6.58 BGN11.46	+14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.55 BGN49.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$30,149.36 BGN52,468.33	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$9.05 BGN15.75	-31.5%
Average			-17.1%

Fethiye vs. Sofia - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Fethiye	Sofia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$15.37 BGN26.74	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$780.20 BGN1,357.77	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	$603.04 BGN1,049.46	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$121.09 BGN210.73	+105.0%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 55.3% more for childcare

	Fethiye	Sofia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$763.67 BGN1,328.99	+50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$12,650.99 BGN22,016.26	+60.6%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Sofia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$3.44 BGN5.98	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$3.53 BGN6.15	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$4.25 BGN7.40	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$46.61 BGN81.12	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$10.08 BGN17.54	+24.0%
Average			-1.6%

Fethiye vs. Sofia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Sofia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$89.18 BGN155.21	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$40.94 BGN71.25	-29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$106.72 BGN185.72	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$106.41 BGN185.18	-10.7%
Average			-21.6%

Fethiye vs. Sofia - Cost of clothing

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