Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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Thailand

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Ko Phan Ghan is 2.3% cheaper than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Childcare: pay 2.1% more in Ko Phan Ghan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Ko Phan Ghan
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Ko Phan Ghan

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

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Ko Phan Ghan vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ko Phan Ghan instead of Sunny Beach, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.94	$3.57 THB118.59	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.76	$8.02 THB266.83	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.11	$0.92 THB30.54	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$0.48 THB15.87	-69.0%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$1.19 THB39.53	+54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.47	$9.70 THB322.52	+125.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.77	$6.39 THB212.60	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.39	$2.13 THB70.84	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.62	$1.08 THB35.86	-71.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$1.32 THB43.97	+73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$0.40 THB13.45	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.54	$1.02 THB33.84	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.04	$0.94 THB31.38	-19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.83	$0.67 THB22.39	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.61 THB20.32	+26.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.31	$5.13 THB170.60	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$26,143.40 THB870K	-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN10.96	$11.29 THB375.54	+79.2%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN26.91	$17.15 THB570.48	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN993.77	$609.02 THB20,259.21	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN596.26	$631.30 THB21,000.40	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN149.82	$43.92 THB1,461.07	-49.0%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN894.53	$505.04 THB16,800.32	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	$5,793.14 THB193K	+6.1%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN3.98	$2.53 THB84.00	+10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.93	$2.77 THB92.07	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN6.98	$2.08 THB69.18	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$56.45 THB1,877.68
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.93	$7.58 THB252.00	-17.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Ko Phan Ghan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.46	$62.94 THB2,093.63	+87.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.04	$28.69 THB954.49	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN167.62	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.23	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-15.6%
Average			+1.8%

Sunny Beach vs. Ko Phan Ghan - Cost of clothing

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