Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Mexico

Monterrey vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 36.3% more expensive than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 69.7% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Monterrey

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

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Monterrey vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.94	$13.91 MX$257.20	+62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.76	$11.13 MX$205.76	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.11	$1.68 MX$30.99	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$1.03 MX$19.03	-33.1%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$2.95 MX$54.63	+285.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.47	$6.13 MX$113.44	+42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.77	$7.20 MX$133.19	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.39	$2.56 MX$47.39	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.62	$4.28 MX$79.19	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$1.52 MX$28.05	+99.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$0.71 MX$13.19	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.54	$0.98 MX$18.19	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.04	$1.12 MX$20.72	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.83	$1.06 MX$19.52	+120.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$1.23 MX$22.77	+154.1%
Average			+41.8%

Sunny Beach vs. Monterrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.31	$5.91 MX$109.36	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.04 MX$592.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN10.96	$10.57 MX$195.47	+67.8%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN26.91	$26.79 MX$495.42	+73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN993.77	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN596.26	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+100.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN149.82	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+6.8%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 69.7% more for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN894.53	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+110.5%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN3.98	$2.36 MX$43.72	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.93	$4.04 MX$74.68	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN6.98	$4.90 MX$90.53	+22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.22 MX$577.27
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.93	$5.29 MX$97.74	-42.3%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.46	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+119.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.04	$42.76 MX$790.75	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN167.62	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.23	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+15.9%
Average			+31.8%

Sunny Beach vs. Monterrey - Cost of clothing

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