Cost of Living Comparison Between Bansko and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bansko and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bansko is 32% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bansko is 23.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.08 BGN 15.32

$4.68 ฿151

94.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.42 BGN 59.8

$46.4 ฿1,502

-23.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.39 BGN 15.85

$8.65 ฿280

8.55%

Cappuccino

$1.94 BGN 3.27

$3.09 ฿100

-37.22%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 BGN 2.14

$0.73 ฿23.53

73.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 BGN 1.23

$0.37 ฿11.95

97.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.17 BGN 1.97

$2.39 ฿77.4

-51.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 BGN 3.55

$3.62 ฿117

-41.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.93 BGN 3.26

$2.24 ฿72.5

-13.84%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 BGN 1.33

$1.8 ฿58.2

-56.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.51 BGN 2.54

$2.24 ฿72.3

-32.59%

Eggs

$2.18 BGN 3.67

$2.23 ฿72.1

-2.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.11 BGN 15.37

$19.31 ฿625

-52.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.6 BGN 12.83

$3.77 ฿122

101.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 BGN 14.95

$13.05 ฿422

-32.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.3 BGN 2.2

$3.28 ฿106

-60.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 BGN 2.91

$1.63 ฿52.6

5.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 BGN 3.01

$2.4 ฿77.7

-25.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.21 BGN 3.72

$1.99 ฿64.3

11.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1 BGN 1.69

$1.53 ฿49.62

-34.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.79 BGN 1.34

$1.49 ฿48.11

-46.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 BGN 1.03

$1.02 ฿32.87

-40.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 BGN 1.25

$0.48 ฿15.61

54.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.72 BGN 6.28

$4.32 ฿140

-13.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.12 BGN 10.33

$21.68 ฿702

-71.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 BGN 2.03

$1.77 ฿57.3

-32.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 BGN 3.51

$2.79 ฿90.4

-25.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.9 BGN 1.53

$1.35 ฿43.74

-33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.53 BGN 46.45

$11.76 ฿380

134.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.32 BGN 2.23

$3.15 ฿102

-58.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 BGN 1.28

$1 ฿32.3

-24.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.3 BGN 17.37

$13.64 ฿442

-24.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 BGN 2.48

$1.3 ฿42.2

13.08%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.4K BGN 51.2K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

11.00%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$17.7K BGN 29.8K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-47.91%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$104 BGN 176

$123 ฿3,970

-15.16%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.84 BGN 25.04

$13.93 ฿451

6.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.04 BGN 18.62

$18.24 ฿590

-39.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.26 BGN 56.1

$60.8 ฿1,966

-45.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.26 BGN 12.25

$17.11 ฿554

-57.57%

Cinema Ticket

$8.19 BGN 13.81

$9.07 ฿294

-9.70%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$235 BGN 396

$694 ฿22.5K

-66.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,365 BGN 3,989

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-85.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$38.19 BGN 64.4

$57.5 ฿1,861

-33.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.08 BGN 32.19

$34.51 ฿1,117

-44.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.9 BGN 79.1

$115 ฿3,727

-59.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51 BGN 86.1

$84.8 ฿2,743

-39.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$523 BGN 882

$611 ฿19.8K

-14.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$384 BGN 648

$442 ฿14.3K

-13.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$635 BGN 1,070

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-68.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$636 BGN 1,072

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-56.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,215 BGN 2,050

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-71.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,031 BGN 1,740

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-64.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,189 BGN 2,005

$697 ฿22.5K

70.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.4

5.33

-36.21%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bansko: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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