Cost of living comparison
Stara Zagora is 19.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Stara Zagora instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH314.60
|
$8.30
BGN15.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH262.17
|
$6.64
BGN12.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.75
|
$1.37
BGN2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH17.03
|
$0.89
BGN1.62
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.36
|
$0.92
BGN1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH178.51
|
$3.87
BGN7.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH161.15
|
$6.75
BGN12.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.91
|
$3.14
BGN5.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.93
|
$3.18
BGN5.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.27
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.42
|
$0.83
BGN1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.34
|
$0.77
BGN1.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.91
|
$1.11
BGN2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.68
|
$0.47
BGN0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.55
|
$0.46
BGN0.85
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH214.29
|
$5.52
BGN10.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH401.12
|
$33.21
BGN60.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,284,630.17
|
$28,614.17
BGN52,192.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH174.08
|
$6.31
BGN11.51
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH241.42
|
$7.93
BGN14.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,184.36
|
$207.58
BGN378.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,532.82
|
$166.07
BGN302.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,990.87
|
$73.37
BGN133.83
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,155.89
|
$221.42
BGN403.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH285,390.29
|
$4,774.43
BGN8,708.51
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.43
|
$1.66
BGN3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.66
|
$1.97
BGN3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.38
|
$3.21
BGN5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,111.32
|
$26.76
BGN48.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH209.74
|
$7.20
BGN13.13
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,874.74
|
$54.85
BGN100.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,515.82
|
$19.37
BGN35.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,621.43
|
$80.72
BGN147.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,921.14
|
$93.27
BGN170.13
|
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