Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 15.4% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 65.8% more in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Sunny Beach

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

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Sunny Beach vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$8.59 BGN14.99	+127.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.63 BGN16.82	+104.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.79 BGN3.12	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.54 BGN2.69	+135.8%
Average			+116.7%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$0.77 BGN1.34	-56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.29 BGN7.50	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$6.76 BGN11.81	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.67 BGN6.41	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.81 BGN6.64	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.76 BGN1.33	-65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.83 BGN1.45	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.89 BGN1.55	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.17 BGN2.05	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.48 BGN0.84	-61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.48 BGN0.85	-53.4%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$5.93 BGN10.35	+50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$30,065.86 BGN52,493.79	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$6.30 BGN11.00	-29.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 65.8% more for housing

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$15.46 BGN27.00	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$571.04 BGN997.01	+91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$342.62 BGN598.21	+74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$86.09 BGN150.31	+29.9%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$514.02 BGN897.45	+19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$5,462.58 BGN9,537.45	-0.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.29 BGN4.00	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$2.83 BGN4.95	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$4.01 BGN7.00	+2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$9.15 BGN15.98	-5.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Tainan	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$33.59 BGN58.65	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$41.97 BGN73.28	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$96.32 BGN168.17	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$104.14 BGN181.82	-0.9%
Average			-11.0%

Tainan vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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