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Veliko Tarnovo vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is 41.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Veliko Tarnovo
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Housing: pay 3.5% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Veliko Tarnovo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Veliko Tarnovo are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Veliko Tarnovo.

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Veliko Tarnovo instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$10.44 BGN17.55	+148.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$10.15 BGN17.05	+106.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.35 BGN2.28	+182.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.04 BGN1.75	+240.3%
Average			+169.5%

Beijing vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.03 BGN1.73	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$5.74 BGN9.65	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$7.45 BGN12.52	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$3.22 BGN5.41	+81.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.77 BGN6.33	+146.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.76 BGN1.27	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.97 BGN1.64	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.91 BGN1.53	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.15 BGN1.93	+91.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.53 BGN0.89	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.55 BGN0.93	+34.5%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$5.85 BGN9.82	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$26.86 BGN45.12	-14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$37,303.41 BGN62,669.81	+104.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$6.92 BGN11.63	+49.6%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$14.32 BGN24.07	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$365.57 BGN614.16	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$261.12 BGN438.69	-48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$83.35 BGN140.03	+112.3%
Average			+3.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	??

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.94 BGN3.26	+73.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.94 BGN3.26	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.88 BGN6.52	-7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$33.32 BGN55.99	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$7.16 BGN12.03	-14.9%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Veliko Tarnovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$49.74 BGN83.56	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$31.83 BGN53.48	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$126.83 BGN213.08	+55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$98.48 BGN165.45	-6.7%
Average			+4.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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