Cost of Living Comparison Between Pleven and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pleven and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pleven is 8.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pleven is 15.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.96 BGN 15.04

$4.71 ฿151

90.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.35 BGN 51

$45.87 ฿1,468

-33.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.63 BGN 11.13

$8.84 ฿283

-25.00%

Cappuccino

$1.98 BGN 3.32

$3.06 ฿98

-35.29%

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

$1.26 BGN 2.12

$0.69 ฿22.16

82.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 BGN 1.22

$0.39 ฿12.56

87.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.2 BGN 2.01

$2.49 ฿79.6

-51.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 BGN 3.41

$3.72 ฿119

-45.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 BGN 2.55

$2.18 ฿69.8

-30.28%

White Bread (500g)

$0.8 BGN 1.34

$1.8 ฿57.5

-55.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 BGN 2.5

$2.23 ฿71.4

-33.18%

Eggs

$2.18 BGN 3.66

$2.23 ฿71.4

-2.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.92 BGN 14.98

$19.66 ฿629

-54.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.24 BGN 12.16

$3.77 ฿121

92.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.85 BGN 14.86

$13.53 ฿433

-34.59%

Apples (1kg)

$1.27 BGN 2.13

$3.24 ฿104

-60.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 BGN 2.89

$1.62 ฿51.9

6.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 BGN 3.01

$2.4 ฿76.8

-25.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.23 BGN 3.74

$2.08 ฿66.5

7.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.06 BGN 1.77

$1.59 ฿50.7

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 BGN 1.45

$1.49 ฿47.76

-42.28%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.57 BGN 0.96

$1.01 ฿32.46

-43.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 BGN 1.19

$0.48 ฿15.46

47.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.6 BGN 6.05

$4.48 ฿143

-19.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.82 BGN 9.77

$20.34 ฿651

-71.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 BGN 1.33

$1.86 ฿59.5

-57.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 BGN 2

$2.7 ฿86.3

-55.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.91 BGN 1.53

$1.43 ฿45.79

-36.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.48 BGN 68

$11.47 ฿367

252.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.37 BGN 2.31

$3.04 ฿97.4

-54.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.67 BGN 1.13

$1.04 ฿33.18

-35.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.65 BGN 19.56

$13.64 ฿437

-14.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 BGN 2.59

$1.35 ฿43.31

14.07%

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

$25K BGN 42.1K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-7.89%

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

$17.4K BGN 29.3K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-47.90%

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

$102 BGN 171

$122 ฿3,905

-16.59%

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

$15.05 BGN 25.28

$13.61 ฿435

10.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.09 BGN 18.62

$18.36 ฿588

-39.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.95 BGN 45.26

$59.9 ฿1,915

-54.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.69 BGN 24.67

$16.84 ฿539

-12.77%

Cinema Ticket

$8.01 BGN 13.45

$8.92 ฿285

-10.20%

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

$234 BGN 392

$684 ฿21.9K

-65.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,313 BGN 3,885

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-85.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.03 BGN 65.5

$58.2 ฿1,862

-32.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.81 BGN 31.59

$34.38 ฿1,100

-45.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.8 BGN 127

$113 ฿3,631

-33.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75 BGN 126

$84.9 ฿2,716

-11.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$348 BGN 585

$621 ฿19.9K

-43.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 BGN 293

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$598 BGN 1,004

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 BGN 565

$1,469 ฿47K

-77.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,488 BGN 2,498

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-65.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,173 BGN 1,970

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-60.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$967 BGN 1,624

$534 ฿17.1K

81.11%

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 Pleven: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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