Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 11.6% more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$3.85
KES496.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
$0.59
KES75.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
$0.49
KES63.21
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
$5.70
KES734.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
$3.37
KES435.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
$2.67
KES344.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
$1.12
KES144.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
$0.42
KES53.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
$0.78
KES100.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
$0.48
KES61.29
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
$6.09
KES785.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
$2.31
KES297.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
$2.24
KES288.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
$6.15
KES793.91
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
|
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