Cost of Living Comparison Between Burgas and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Burgas and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Burgas is 2.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 8.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Burgas is 4.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 30.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.97 BGN 19.51

$4.51 ฿142

165.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.74 BGN 68.0

$46.08 ฿1,449

-9.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.68 BGN 14.14

$8.78 ฿276

-1.14%

Cappuccino

$2.58 BGN 4.21

$3.09 ฿97.0

-16.50%

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

$1.32 BGN 2.15

$0.70 ฿21.97

88.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 BGN 1.14

$0.40 ฿12.46

75.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.10 BGN 3.42

$2.40 ฿75.5

-12.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 BGN 4.72

$3.68 ฿116

-21.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 BGN 2.69

$2.25 ฿70.6

-26.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.91 BGN 1.48

$1.87 ฿58.8

-51.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.95 BGN 3.17

$2.22 ฿69.8

-12.16%

Eggs

$3.27 BGN 5.33

$2.23 ฿70.1

46.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.38 BGN 15.28

$19.68 ฿619

-52.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 BGN 13.02

$3.66 ฿115

118.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.49 BGN 18.73

$13.09 ฿411

-12.22%

Apples (1kg)

$1.96 BGN 3.19

$3.38 ฿106

-42.01%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 BGN 3.38

$1.69 ฿53.3

23.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 BGN 3.23

$2.33 ฿73.2

-15.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.46 BGN 4.01

$1.98 ฿62.4

24.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 BGN 2.43

$1.55 ฿48.77

-3.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 BGN 2.15

$1.51 ฿47.42

-12.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 BGN 1.65

$0.98 ฿30.84

3.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 BGN 1.27

$0.48 ฿15.01

62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.64 BGN 5.93

$4.35 ฿137

-16.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.72 BGN 10.95

$20.65 ฿649

-67.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 BGN 1.53

$1.77 ฿55.8

-46.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 BGN 2.84

$2.75 ฿86.6

-36.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 BGN 1.41

$1.37 ฿43.19

-37.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.44 BGN 57.8

$11.36 ฿357

211.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 BGN 1.98

$3.11 ฿97.8

-61.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 BGN 1.17

$1.05 ฿32.96

-32.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.22 BGN 21.55

$13.72 ฿431

-3.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 BGN 2.51

$1.34 ฿42.16

14.93%

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

$31.9K BGN 52.1K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

15.50%

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

$25.5K BGN 41.5K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-24.24%

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

$95.2 BGN 155

$122 ฿3,835

-22.00%

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

$16.33 BGN 26.62

$13.61 ฿428

19.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.00 BGN 22.82

$18.49 ฿581

-24.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.73 BGN 50.1

$61.7 ฿1,939

-50.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.23 BGN 24.82

$16.70 ฿525

-8.80%

Cinema Ticket

$8.59 BGN 14.00

$9.09 ฿286

-5.50%

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

$232 BGN 379

$702 ฿22.1K

-66.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 BGN 6,853

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-73.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.1 BGN 96.4

$58.9 ฿1,851

0.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.00 BGN 66.8

$34.41 ฿1,082

19.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.4 BGN 133

$113 ฿3,545

-27.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.5 BGN 115

$84.7 ฿2,662

-16.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$515 BGN 840

$606 ฿19.1K

-14.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$384 BGN 627

$435 ฿13.7K

-11.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$887 BGN 1,446

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-57.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$612 BGN 998

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-58.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,561 BGN 4,174

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-42.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,739 BGN 2,834

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-41.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,032 BGN 1,681

$547 ฿17.2K

88.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.57

5.33

-14.26%

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

Last update for Burgas: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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