Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.3 times more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$21.66
€19.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
$2.08
€1.87
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
$3.97
€3.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
$5.30
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
$4.14
€3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
$4.61
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
$1.74
€1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
$7.20
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
$129.96
€117.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
$39,718.55
€35,791.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
$22.04
€19.86
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
$56.72
€51.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
$2,216.44
€1,997.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
$1,934.10
€1,742.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
$227.14
€204.68
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
$1,385.73
€1,248.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
$10,612.44
€9,563.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
$7.04
€6.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
$4.29
€3.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
$17.33
€15.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
$50.46
€45.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
$14.08
€12.69
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
$93.14
€83.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
$40.93
€36.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
$97.04
€87.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
$100.46
€90.53
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dublin or Stara Zagora. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.