Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.9 times more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN14.67
|
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN11.73
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.42
|
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.57
|
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.62
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN6.84
|
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN11.92
|
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.54
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.61
|
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.09
|
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.47
|
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.37
|
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN1.95
|
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.83
|
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.82
|
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.75
|
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN58.66
|
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN50,538.35
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.15
|
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.01
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN366.63
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN293.31
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN129.59
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN391.08
|
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,432.59
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN2.93
|
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.48
|
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.67
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN47.26
|
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN12.71
|
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN96.87
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN34.22
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN142.57
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN164.74
|
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
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