Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Bulgaria

Bulgaria vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Bulgaria is 2.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Bulgaria
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Bulgaria
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Bulgaria
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Bulgaria
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Bulgaria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Bulgaria
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Bulgaria

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Bulgaria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$10.15 BGN17.66	+251.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$9.64 BGN16.77	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.44 BGN2.50	+93.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$1.01 BGN1.75	+174.4%
Average			+132.8%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$0.95 BGN1.65	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$4.69 BGN8.16	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$6.44 BGN11.21	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$3.03 BGN5.28	+47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$3.28 BGN5.70	+139.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$0.70 BGN1.22	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.85 BGN1.47	+48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.80 BGN1.39	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$1.05 BGN1.82	+27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.51 BGN0.89	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.44 BGN0.77	-22.5%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$6.06 BGN10.54	+19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$23.17 BGN40.33	-29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$30,114.16 BGN52,407.07	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$7.01 BGN12.19	-35.0%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$13.39 BGN23.30	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$353.09 BGN614.48	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$263.80 BGN459.09	-1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$82.79 BGN144.08	+36.0%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$384.45 BGN669.05	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$6,445.67 BGN11,217.27	-44.1%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$2.06 BGN3.59	-1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$2.17 BGN3.77	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$3.64 BGN6.33	-12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$31.52 BGN54.86	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$7.19 BGN12.52	+18.9%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Thailand	Bulgaria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$49.90 BGN86.85	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$29.26 BGN50.92	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$77.75 BGN135.31	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$76.05 BGN132.34	-2.4%
Average			-2.3%

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