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Stara Zagora vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Stara Zagora is 10.6% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Stara Zagora
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Stara Zagora
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Stara Zagora
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Stara Zagora
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Stara Zagora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Stara Zagora
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Stara Zagora

The cost of transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Stara Zagora are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Stara Zagora.

Stara Zagora vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stara Zagora instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$8.36 BGN14.04	-13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$9.25 BGN15.54	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.29 BGN2.17	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.70 BGN1.17	+69.7%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$0.87 BGN1.46	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.75 BGN7.99	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$6.95 BGN11.67	+89.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.40 BGN4.03	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.07 BGN5.15	+20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$0.61 BGN1.02	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.79 BGN1.33	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.83 BGN1.40	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.91 BGN1.53	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.46 BGN0.77	+56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.35 BGN0.59	+40.8%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$5.73 BGN9.63	+30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$21.49 BGN36.10	+138.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$25,264.26 BGN42,444.00	-47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$6.63 BGN11.13	-1.7%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$11.41 BGN19.18	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$273.56 BGN459.58	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$232.77 BGN391.06	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$81.55 BGN137.01	+31.2%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$238.74 BGN401.09	-60.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$2,387.42 BGN4,010.87	-83.1%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$1.19 BGN2.01	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.19 BGN3.68	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$3.88 BGN6.52	+79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$19.70 BGN33.09	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$8.65 BGN14.54	+34.5%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Stara Zagora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$38.80 BGN65.18	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$18.65 BGN31.33	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$77.59 BGN130.35	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$53.72 BGN90.24	-44.0%
Average			-40.2%

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