Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Monastir Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 80.8% more expensive than Monastir.

Restaurants: pay 89.3% more in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Sunny Beach

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Sunny Beach are more expensive than in Monastir. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sunny Beach.

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Sunny Beach vs. Monastir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.3% more for restaurants

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.01 TND14.960	$8.59 BGN14.94	+71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 TND17.960	$9.63 BGN16.76	+60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 TND2.300	$1.79 BGN3.11	+131.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 TND1.060	$1.54 BGN2.68	+333.4%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$0.19 TND0.570	$0.77 BGN1.34	+305.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 TND20.250	$4.29 BGN7.47	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.72 TND5.140	$6.76 BGN11.77	+292.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 TND4.830	$3.67 BGN6.39	+127.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$3.81 BGN6.62	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TND2.710	$0.76 BGN1.32	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 TND6.120	$0.83 BGN1.45	-59.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TND1.540	$0.89 BGN1.54	+71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$1.17 BGN2.04	+228.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.48 BGN0.83	+23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.940	$0.48 BGN0.84	+53.3%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$5.93 BGN10.31	+85.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.16 TND33.330	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 TND8.500	$6.30 BGN10.96	+121.3%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.03 TND59.850	$15.46 BGN26.91	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.06 TND603.680	$571.04 BGN993.77	+182.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.64 TND360.440	$342.62 BGN596.26	+184.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.31 TND138.360	$86.09 BGN149.82	+85.9%
Average			+149.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$93.48 TND279.300	$514.02 BGN894.53	+449.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,159.55 TND9,439.720	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	+72.9%
Average			+208.3%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$2.29 BGN3.98	+37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$2.83 BGN4.93	+148.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 TND10.970	$4.01 BGN6.98	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.37 TND69.830	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 TND17.960	$9.15 BGN15.93	+52.3%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Monastir	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.44 TND141.720	$33.59 BGN58.46	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.95 TND200.010	$41.97 BGN73.04	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.66 TND327.640	$96.32 BGN167.62	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.49 TND294.260	$104.14 BGN181.23	+5.7%
Average			-19.9%

Monastir vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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