Bulgaria vs Turkey

Bulgaria's $1,215/mo monthly cost (across 2 scored cities); Turkey's $1,349/mo monthly cost (across 3 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Bulgaria's 2.6/5 safety score (across 2 scored cities); Turkey's 1.7/5 safety score (across 3 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Bulgaria's 2.4/5 mobility score (across 2 scored cities); Turkey's 3.1/5 mobility score (across 3 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Bulgaria's 2.1/5 culture score (across 2 scored cities); Turkey's 3.9/5 culture score (across 3 scored cities) — not enough data to call a winner.

Bulgaria's passport reaches 102 destinations visa-free to Turkey's 73 — Bulgaria opens more doors without a visa. Passport strength shifts over years of naturalisation, not months of planning, so it's a long-horizon footnote — not scored in the tally.

Turkey is better connected: 283M passengers/yr against Bulgaria's 12M passengers/yr. Bulgaria is quieter than 59 of 87 countries worldwide; Turkey is busier than 80 of 87 countries worldwide. Bulgaria sees ~2 air passengers per resident a year; Turkey sees ~3 air passengers per resident a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.

Bulgaria runs -12°C to 34°C for most people; Turkey runs -9°C to 35°C for most people. Erzurum runs colder, at -20°C and Viranşehir runs hotter, at 45°C. Depends on you — which range fits your tolerance is the real question here, not a score.