Cost of Living Comparison Between Shumen and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Shumen and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Shumen is 19.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shumen is 7.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.65 BGN 16.28

$4.68 ฿151

106.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.44 BGN 49.66

$46.4 ฿1,502

-36.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.75 BGN 14.75

$8.65 ฿280

1.16%

Cappuccino

$1.7 BGN 2.86

$3.09 ฿100

-44.98%

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

$1.38 BGN 2.33

$0.73 ฿23.53

89.04%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 BGN 1.2

$0.37 ฿11.95

91.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.01 BGN 3.39

$2.39 ฿77.4

-15.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 BGN 3.79

$3.62 ฿117

-37.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 BGN 2.88

$2.24 ฿72.5

-24.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.9 BGN 1.51

$1.8 ฿58.2

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 BGN 3.18

$2.24 ฿72.3

-16.07%

Eggs

$3.08 BGN 5.19

$2.23 ฿72.1

38.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.47 BGN 15.97

$19.31 ฿625

-50.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.89 BGN 9.94

$3.77 ฿122

56.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.62 BGN 19.61

$13.05 ฿422

-10.96%

Apples (1kg)

$1.71 BGN 2.88

$3.28 ฿106

-47.87%

Banana (1kg)

$2.04 BGN 3.44

$1.63 ฿52.6

25.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 BGN 3.52

$2.4 ฿77.7

-12.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.34 BGN 3.95

$1.99 ฿64.3

17.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 BGN 2.43

$1.53 ฿49.62

-5.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 BGN 2.23

$1.49 ฿48.11

-11.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 BGN 1.62

$1.02 ฿32.87

-5.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 BGN 1.33

$0.48 ฿15.61

64.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.7 BGN 6.24

$4.32 ฿140

-14.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.31 BGN 12.33

$21.68 ฿702

-66.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 BGN 1.61

$1.77 ฿57.3

-46.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 BGN 2.6

$2.79 ฿90.4

-44.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 BGN 1.49

$1.35 ฿43.74

-34.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.01 BGN 45.57

$11.76 ฿380

129.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.22 BGN 2.07

$3.15 ฿102

-61.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 BGN 0.52

$1 ฿32.3

-69.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.07 BGN 22.04

$13.64 ฿442

-4.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 BGN 2.6

$1.3 ฿42.2

18.46%

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

$32.5K BGN 54.7K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

18.63%

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

$25.4K BGN 42.8K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-25.19%

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

$96.4 BGN 163

$123 ฿3,970

-21.43%

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

$16.54 BGN 27.91

$13.93 ฿451

18.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.95 BGN 23.54

$18.24 ฿590

-23.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.32 BGN 66.3

$60.8 ฿1,966

-35.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.62 BGN 19.6

$17.11 ฿554

-32.09%

Cinema Ticket

$7.06 BGN 11.91

$9.07 ฿294

-22.16%

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

$234 BGN 394

$694 ฿22.5K

-66.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.8K BGN 18.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-31.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.6 BGN 92.1

$57.5 ฿1,861

-5.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.26 BGN 69.6

$34.51 ฿1,117

19.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.9 BGN 138

$115 ฿3,727

-28.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.6 BGN 123

$84.8 ฿2,743

-14.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$277 BGN 467

$611 ฿19.8K

-54.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$195 BGN 328

$442 ฿14.3K

-55.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$496 BGN 837

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-75.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 BGN 556

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-77.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,311 BGN 2,212

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-69.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,036 BGN 1,748

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-64.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$986 BGN 1,664

$697 ฿22.5K

41.60%

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 Shumen: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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