Cost of living comparison
Stara Zagora is 14.9% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Stara Zagora instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
|
pay 68.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
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