Cost of living comparison
Stara Zagora is 32.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Stara Zagora instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.15
|
$8.30
BGN15.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
$6.64
BGN12.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.51
|
$1.37
BGN2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$0.89
BGN1.62
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$0.92
BGN1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.71
|
$3.87
BGN7.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.12
|
$6.75
BGN12.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$3.14
BGN5.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$3.18
BGN5.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$0.83
BGN1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$0.77
BGN1.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$1.11
BGN2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.47
BGN0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$0.46
BGN0.85
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.39
|
$5.52
BGN10.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
$33.21
BGN60.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
$28,614.17
BGN52,192.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$6.31
BGN11.51
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
$7.93
BGN14.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
$207.58
BGN378.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
$166.07
BGN302.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$73.37
BGN133.83
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
$221.42
BGN403.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
$4,774.43
BGN8,708.51
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.69
|
$1.66
BGN3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.83
|
$1.97
BGN3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
$3.21
BGN5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$26.76
BGN48.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$7.20
BGN13.13
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Stara Zagora
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
$54.85
BGN100.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
$19.37
BGN35.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
$80.72
BGN147.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$93.27
BGN170.13
|
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