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Veliko Tarnovo vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is 10.0% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Veliko Tarnovo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Veliko Tarnovo are more expensive than in Bulgaria.

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.06	$10.44 BGN17.55	+9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.91	$10.15 BGN17.05	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.23	$1.35 BGN2.28	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$1.04 BGN1.75	+18.8%
Average			+11.1%

Bulgaria vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$1.03 BGN1.73	+9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.19	$5.74 BGN9.65	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.19	$7.45 BGN12.52	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.10	$3.22 BGN5.41	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.66	$3.77 BGN6.33	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$0.76 BGN1.27	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.46	$0.97 BGN1.64	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.37	$0.91 BGN1.53	+11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.75	$1.15 BGN1.93	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.85	$0.53 BGN0.89	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.55 BGN0.93	+19.2%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.77	$5.85 BGN9.82	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.18	$26.86 BGN45.12	+12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,063.32	$37,303.41 BGN62,669.81	+18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.50	$6.92 BGN11.63	+1.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.06	$14.32 BGN24.07	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN581.43	$365.57 BGN614.16	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN431.63	$261.12 BGN438.69	+1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.00	$83.35 BGN140.03	+6.1%
Average			+5.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN600.01	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,468.33	??

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.10	$1.94 BGN3.26	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.33	$1.94 BGN3.26	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.13	$3.88 BGN6.52	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.17	$33.32 BGN55.99	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.37	$7.16 BGN12.03	-2.8%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.43	$49.74 BGN83.56	+1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.57	$31.83 BGN53.48	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.38	$126.83 BGN213.08	+50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN131.86	$98.48 BGN165.45	+25.5%
Average			+21.9%

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