Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 13.3% cheaper than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Tainan
Housing: pay 39.7% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 8.1% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Tainan

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

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Tainan vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.99	$3.77 NT$120.39	-56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.82	$4.71 NT$150.49	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.12	$0.92 NT$29.35	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.69	$0.65 NT$20.86	-57.6%
Average			-53.9%

Sunny Beach vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.9% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$1.76 NT$56.41	+130.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.50	$9.85 NT$314.68	+129.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.81	$11.54 NT$368.90	+70.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.41	$2.72 NT$87.00	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.64	$4.45 NT$142.21	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.33	$2.23 NT$71.26	+192.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$1.29 NT$41.09	+54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.55	$1.38 NT$44.23	+55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.05	$2.02 NT$64.54	+72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$1.25 NT$39.84	+159.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.85	$1.04 NT$33.27	+114.8%
Average			+76.9%

Sunny Beach vs. Tainan - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.35	$3.93 NT$125.53	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.74 NT$1,078.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,493.79	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN11.00	$8.87 NT$283.42	+40.8%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 39.7% less for housing

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN27.00	$21.44 NT$685.39	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN997.01	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN598.21	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN150.31	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-23.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 8.1% less for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN897.45	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,537.45	$5,493.16 NT$176K	+0.6%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN4.00	$2.83 NT$90.29	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.95	$3.24 NT$103.67	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN7.00	$3.92 NT$125.41	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.98 NT$1,437.66
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.98	$9.73 NT$311.01	+6.3%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.65	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+88.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.28	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN168.17	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.82	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+0.9%
Average			+12.4%

Sunny Beach vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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