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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shumen is 8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shumen is 17.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.51 BGN 16.07

$4.65 ฿149

104.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.25 BGN 49.43

$46.11 ฿1,474

-36.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.95 BGN 15.13

$8.74 ฿279

2.40%

Cappuccino

$1.64 BGN 2.77

$3.04 ฿97.1

-46.05%

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

$1.39 BGN 2.35

$0.72 ฿23.03

93.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 BGN 1.17

$0.39 ฿12.50

76.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.10 BGN 3.54

$2.44 ฿78.0

-13.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 BGN 3.81

$3.79 ฿121

-40.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 BGN 2.76

$2.14 ฿68.6

-23.83%

White Bread (500g)

$0.89 BGN 1.50

$1.86 ฿59.5

-52.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.97 BGN 3.33

$2.19 ฿69.9

-10.05%

Eggs

$3.02 BGN 5.10

$2.25 ฿71.8

34.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.20 BGN 15.55

$19.73 ฿631

-53.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.64 BGN 9.53

$3.79 ฿121

48.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.61 BGN 19.62

$13.55 ฿433

-14.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 BGN 2.99

$3.25 ฿104

-45.54%

Banana (1kg)

$2.12 BGN 3.58

$1.67 ฿53.4

26.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 BGN 3.47

$2.39 ฿76.5

-14.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.35 BGN 3.97

$2.09 ฿66.9

12.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 BGN 2.45

$1.53 ฿48.88

-5.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 BGN 2.23

$1.51 ฿48.27

-12.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 BGN 1.55

$0.99 ฿31.62

-7.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 BGN 1.26

$0.51 ฿16.46

47.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.50 BGN 5.91

$4.27 ฿137

-18.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.28 BGN 12.30

$20.31 ฿649

-64.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 BGN 1.72

$1.79 ฿57.3

-43.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 BGN 2.60

$2.77 ฿88.5

-44.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.87 BGN 1.48

$1.40 ฿44.89

-37.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.23 BGN 44.33

$11.70 ฿374

124.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 BGN 2.04

$3.11 ฿99.4

-61.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 BGN 0.56

$0.99 ฿31.80

-66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.29 BGN 22.46

$13.73 ฿439

-3.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.50 BGN 2.53

$1.32 ฿42.17

13.64%

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

$31.7K BGN 53.5K

$27.2K ฿870.7K

16.33%

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

$26.0K BGN 43.9K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-23.91%

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

$96.1 BGN 162

$120 ฿3,849

-20.18%

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

$16.94 BGN 28.63

$13.93 ฿445

21.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.85 BGN 23.40

$18.31 ฿585

-24.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.47 BGN 68.4

$60.9 ฿1,948

-33.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.88 BGN 20.07

$17.23 ฿551

-31.05%

Cinema Ticket

$7.17 BGN 12.12

$8.71 ฿278

-17.68%

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

$239 BGN 404

$698 ฿22.3K

-65.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.8K BGN 18.2K

$15.7K ฿503.0K

-31.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.3 BGN 91.8

$57.6 ฿1,843

-5.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.21 BGN 71.3

$34.24 ฿1,095

23.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.7 BGN 138

$113 ฿3,618

-27.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 BGN 123

$84.8 ฿2,711

-13.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$282 BGN 477

$604 ฿19.3K

-53.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$193 BGN 326

$436 ฿13.9K

-55.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$497 BGN 840

$2,057 ฿65.8K

-75.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$329 BGN 557

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-78.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,296 BGN 2,190

$4,252 ฿135.9K

-69.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,029 BGN 1,739

$2,988 ฿95.5K

-65.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,050 BGN 1,775

$529 ฿16.9K

98.42%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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