Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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Turkey

Fethiye vs. Sofia Cost of Living Summary

Fethiye is 11.8% cheaper than Sofia.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% less in Fethiye
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Fethiye
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Fethiye
Housing: pay 14.2% less in Fethiye
Childcare: pay 35.6% less in Fethiye
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Fethiye
Clothing: pay 27.5% more in Fethiye

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

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Fethiye vs. Sofia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% less for restaurants

	Sofia	Fethiye
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 BGN29.23	$10.42 TRY515.74	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.61 BGN20.20	$10.16 TRY503.16	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 BGN4.21	$2.24 TRY111.01	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 BGN3.14	$1.33 TRY65.75	-26.3%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Sofia	Fethiye
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 BGN2.66	$1.63 TRY80.94	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 BGN9.92	$6.81 TRY337.07	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.46 BGN12.99	$3.93 TRY194.66	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37 BGN7.60	$2.28 TRY112.71	-47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 BGN6.81	$2.64 TRY130.93	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 BGN1.72	$0.71 TRY35.09	-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 BGN1.60	$1.08 TRY53.35	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 BGN1.49	$0.63 TRY31.38	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 BGN3.36	$0.56 TRY27.81	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.37 TRY18.26	-23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 BGN0.71	$0.32 TRY15.85	-21.3%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Sofia	Fethiye
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.58 BGN11.46	$5.75 TRY284.59	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.55 BGN49.69	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,149.36 BGN52,468.33	$49,793.91 TRY2M	+65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 BGN15.75	$13.21 TRY654.11	+46.0%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 14.2% less for housing

	Sofia	Fethiye
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.37 BGN26.74	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	+52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$780.20 BGN1,357.77	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.04 BGN1,049.46	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.09 BGN210.73	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	-51.2%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

	Sofia	Fethiye
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.67 BGN1,328.99	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,650.99 BGN22,016.26	$7,879.32 TRY390K	-37.7%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sofia	Fethiye
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 BGN5.98	$4.06 TRY201.26	+18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 BGN6.15	$3.54 TRY175.27	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 BGN7.40	$2.74 TRY135.85	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.61 BGN81.12	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 BGN17.54	$8.13 TRY402.53	-19.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

	Sofia	Fethiye
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 BGN155.21	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.94 BGN71.25	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	+42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.72 BGN185.72	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.41 BGN185.18	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	+11.9%
Average			+27.5%

Sofia vs. Fethiye - Cost of clothing

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