Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 48.0% more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$2.77
THB92.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
$0.58
THB19.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
$0.31
THB10.44
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
$9.67
THB321.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
$6.60
THB219.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
$1.30
THB43.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
$1.37
THB45.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
$0.70
THB23.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
$1.02
THB33.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
$0.78
THB25.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
$0.69
THB22.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
$0.61
THB20.40
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
$4.25
THB141.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
$10.52
THB349.40
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
$2.08
THB69.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
$2.37
THB78.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
$6.94
THB230.38
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
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