Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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Japan

Kobe vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 12.3% more expensive than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 80.8% more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Kobe
Housing: pay 30.9% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 15.9% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Kobe
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Kobe

The cost of groceries and housing in Kobe are more expensive than in Sunny Beach. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kobe. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kobe.

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Kobe vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% less for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.94	$7.59 ¥1,200	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.76	$4.87 ¥770	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.11	$1.17 ¥184	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$0.60 ¥95	-60.9%
Average			-35.0%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.8% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$1.29 ¥204	+68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.47	$6.33 ¥1,000	+47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.77	$5.78 ¥913	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.39	$2.05 ¥325	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.62	$3.16 ¥499	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$3.53 ¥558	+364.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$1.36 ¥215	+64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.54	$2.28 ¥360	+156.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.04	$3.54 ¥559	+201.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.83	$1.72 ¥272	+259.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$1.58 ¥249	+225.7%
Average			+80.8%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.31	$4.10 ¥648	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.27 ¥9,997
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN10.96	$28.47 ¥4,499	+351.9%
Average			-12.4%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.9% more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN26.91	$31.16 ¥4,923	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN993.77	$687.49 ¥109K	+20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN596.26	$463.95 ¥73,311	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN149.82	$111.27 ¥17,583	+29.3%
Average			+30.9%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN894.53	$322.65 ¥50,984	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	$6,149.41 ¥972K	+12.6%
Average			-15.9%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN3.98	$2.06 ¥326	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.93	$2.34 ¥370	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN6.98	$3.48 ¥550	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$46.39 ¥7,331
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.93	$11.39 ¥1,799	+24.4%
Average			-2.4%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.46	$50.30 ¥7,948	+49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.04	$25.31 ¥3,999	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN167.62	$45.97 ¥7,264	-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.23	$65.37 ¥10,330	-37.2%
Average			-27.9%

Sunny Beach vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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