Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Bulgaria

Sofia vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Sofia is 55.4% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Sofia
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Sofia
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Sofia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sofia
Childcare: pay 1.5% more in Sofia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in Sofia
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Sofia

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Sofia are more expensive than in Rayong. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Sofia.

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Sofia vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Sofia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$16.80 BGN29.23	+465.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$11.61 BGN20.20	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$2.42 BGN4.21	+358.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$1.80 BGN3.14	+574.3%
Average			+267.2%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Rayong	Sofia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.53 BGN2.66	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.70 BGN9.92	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$7.46 BGN12.99	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.37 BGN7.60	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.92 BGN6.81	+205.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.99 BGN1.72	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.92 BGN1.60	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.86 BGN1.49	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.93 BGN3.36	+120.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.48 BGN0.84	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.41 BGN0.71	-41.2%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Rayong	Sofia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$6.58 BGN11.46	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.55 BGN49.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,149.36 BGN52,468.33	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$9.05 BGN15.75	-14.2%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Rayong	Sofia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$15.37 BGN26.74	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$780.20 BGN1,357.77	+87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$603.04 BGN1,049.46	+103.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$121.09 BGN210.73	+255.3%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 1.5% more for childcare

	Rayong	Sofia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$763.67 BGN1,328.99	+34.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$12,650.99 BGN22,016.26	-23.3%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Sofia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.44 BGN5.98	+92.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.53 BGN6.15	+116.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.25 BGN7.40	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$46.61 BGN81.12	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$10.08 BGN17.54	+50.8%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Rayong	Sofia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$89.18 BGN155.21	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$40.94 BGN71.25	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$106.72 BGN185.72	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$106.41 BGN185.18	-3.2%
Average			+6.4%

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