Cost of living comparison
Stara Zagora is 1.3% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Stara Zagora instead of Lima, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Lima
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
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