Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 54.9% more expensive than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 93.0% more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Gothenburg

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

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Gothenburg vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% more for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.94	$13.00 SEK128.83	+51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.76	$12.45 SEK123.38	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.11	$2.88 SEK28.60	+61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$2.31 SEK22.90	+50.1%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$2.75 SEK27.25	+258.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.47	$5.67 SEK56.20	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.77	$6.33 SEK62.75	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.39	$3.85 SEK38.18	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.62	$5.16 SEK51.20	+35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$1.38 SEK13.65	+80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$1.11 SEK11.04	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.54	$1.33 SEK13.21	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.04	$1.98 SEK19.64	+68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.83	$0.81 SEK8.00	+68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.75 SEK7.40	+54.0%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.31	$6.72 SEK66.57	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$85.98 SEK852.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN10.96	$19.55 SEK193.80	+210.3%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 93.0% more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN26.91	$33.52 SEK332.26	+116.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN993.77	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN596.26	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+168.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN149.82	$79.29 SEK785.96	-7.9%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN894.53	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-19.7%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN3.98	$6.95 SEK68.87	+203.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.93	$4.95 SEK49.02	+74.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN6.98	$8.30 SEK82.25	+106.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$35.01 SEK347.09
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.93	$18.44 SEK182.84	+101.5%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.46	$88.19 SEK874.24	+162.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.04	$32.97 SEK326.84	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN167.62	$87.70 SEK869.34	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.23	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+26.5%
Average			+24.2%

Sunny Beach vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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