Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bulgaria vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary
Bulgaria is 6.8% cheaper than Sunny Beach.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.0% less in Bulgaria
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% less in Bulgaria
- Transportation
-
pay 5.2% less in Bulgaria
- Housing
-
pay 21.1% less in Bulgaria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Bulgaria
- Clothing
-
pay 5.8% less in Bulgaria
Expenses including housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Sunny Beach, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.36
BGN13.96
|
$9.56
BGN15.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.15
BGN16.95
|
$8.87
BGN14.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.26
|
$1.33
BGN2.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BGN1.74
|
$0.88
BGN1.47
|
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
BGN1.34
|
$0.94
BGN1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
BGN7.48
|
$4.88
BGN8.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.45
BGN12.45
|
$6.66
BGN11.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
BGN5.38
|
$3.03
BGN5.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.77
BGN6.29
|
$3.37
BGN5.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
BGN1.27
|
$0.72
BGN1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.63
|
$0.87
BGN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BGN1.52
|
$0.82
BGN1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
BGN1.92
|
$1.04
BGN1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
BGN0.89
|
$0.51
BGN0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BGN0.93
|
$0.47
BGN0.78
|
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of groceries
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
BGN9.64
|
$5.81
BGN9.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
BGN39.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,303.41
BGN62,301.36
|
$31,585.27
BGN52,751.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.92
BGN11.56
|
$6.84
BGN11.43
|
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of transportation
pay 21.1% less for housing
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.32
BGN23.92
|
$13.13
BGN21.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.85
BGN996.82
|
$346.09
BGN578.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.11
BGN598.09
|
$256.92
BGN429.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.35
BGN139.21
|
$78.57
BGN131.23
|
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$357.15
BGN596.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,826.38
BGN11,400.91
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of childcare
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BGN2.99
|
$1.85
BGN3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
BGN3.24
|
$1.98
BGN3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
BGN6.48
|
$3.65
BGN6.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.65
BGN52.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.16
BGN11.96
|
$7.37
BGN12.30
|
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Sunny Beach
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.02
BGN58.48
|
$49.07
BGN81.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
BGN53.16
|
$28.91
BGN48.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.83
BGN211.82
|
$84.15
BGN140.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.48
BGN164.48
|
$78.49
BGN131.09
|
|
Sunny Beach vs. Bulgaria - Cost of clothing
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