Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 26.6% cheaper than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% less in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 41.2% less in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Sunny Beach

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

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Sunny Beach vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% less for restaurants

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$8.59 BGN14.94	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$9.63 BGN16.76	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$1.79 BGN3.11	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$1.54 BGN2.68	+49.5%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$0.77 BGN1.34	-74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$4.29 BGN7.47	-30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$6.76 BGN11.77	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$3.67 BGN6.39	+43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$3.81 BGN6.62	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$0.76 BGN1.32	-49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$0.83 BGN1.45	+16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$0.89 BGN1.54	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$1.17 BGN2.04	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$0.48 BGN0.83	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$0.48 BGN0.84	-60.6%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$5.93 BGN10.31	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$6.30 BGN10.96	-40.4%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 41.2% less for housing

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$15.46 BGN26.91	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$571.04 BGN993.77	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$342.62 BGN596.26	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$86.09 BGN149.82	-6.3%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$514.02 BGN894.53	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	-52.5%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$2.29 BGN3.98	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$2.83 BGN4.93	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$4.01 BGN6.98	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$9.15 BGN15.93	+73.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Monterrey	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$33.59 BGN58.46	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$41.97 BGN73.04	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$96.32 BGN167.62	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$104.14 BGN181.23	-13.7%
Average			-24.1%

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