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Stara Zagora vs. Canterbury Cost of Living Summary

Stara Zagora is 54.2% cheaper than Canterbury.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Stara Zagora
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Stara Zagora
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Stara Zagora
Housing: pay 77.9% less in Stara Zagora
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Stara Zagora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% less in Stara Zagora
Clothing: pay 37.3% less in Stara Zagora

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Stara Zagora.

Stara Zagora vs. Canterbury Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.36 £14.52	$8.36 BGN14.04	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$9.25 BGN15.54	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 £1.45	$1.29 BGN2.17	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 £1.47	$0.70 BGN1.17	-64.5%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Bread 1 loaf	$1.30 £0.97	$0.87 BGN1.46	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 £3.39	$4.75 BGN7.99	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 £4.52	$6.95 BGN11.67	+15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 £2.59	$2.40 BGN4.03	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 £2.44	$3.07 BGN5.15	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.91	$0.61 BGN1.02	-49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 £0.47	$0.79 BGN1.33	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$0.83 BGN1.40	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 £1.11	$0.91 BGN1.53	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 £0.42	$0.46 BGN0.77	-18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.49	$0.35 BGN0.59	-45.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 £5.33	$5.73 BGN9.63	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$222.57 £166.85	$21.49 BGN36.10	-90.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$25,264.26 BGN42,444.00	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.44 £19.82	$6.63 BGN11.13	-74.9%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 77.9% less for housing

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.76 £42.55	$11.41 BGN19.18	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.43 £1,001.07	$273.56 BGN459.58	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,179.63 £884.28	$232.77 BGN391.06	-80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$291.78 £218.72	$81.55 BGN137.01	-72.0%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,102.18 £826.22	$238.74 BGN401.09	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £12,012.88	$2,387.42 BGN4,010.87	-85.1%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.01	$1.19 BGN2.01	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 £3.48	$2.19 BGN3.68	-52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.57 £16.17	$3.88 BGN6.52	-82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.64 £36.46	$19.70 BGN33.09	-59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.03 £15.02	$8.65 BGN14.54	-56.8%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	Canterbury	Stara Zagora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £72.58	$38.80 BGN65.18	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.71 £23.02	$18.65 BGN31.33	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.46 £58.81	$77.59 BGN130.35	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.83 £78.58	$53.72 BGN90.24	-48.8%
Average			-37.3%

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