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Veliko Tarnovo vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is 35.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Transportation: pay 52.6% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Veliko Tarnovo

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

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$10.44 BGN17.55	+24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$10.15 BGN17.05	+68.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$1.35 BGN2.28	+100.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$1.04 BGN1.75	+125.5%
Average			+79.7%

Kiev vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.03 BGN1.73	+31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$5.74 BGN9.65	+17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.45 BGN12.52	+56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$3.22 BGN5.41	+60.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$3.77 BGN6.33	+78.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$0.76 BGN1.27	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.97 BGN1.64	+34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.91 BGN1.53	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$1.15 BGN1.93	+13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.53 BGN0.89	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.55 BGN0.93	+119.1%
Average			+45.2%

Kiev vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$5.85 BGN9.82	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$26.86 BGN45.12	+162.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$37,303.41 BGN62,669.81	+22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$6.92 BGN11.63	+15.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$14.32 BGN24.07	+103.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$365.57 BGN614.16	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$261.12 BGN438.69	-30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$83.35 BGN140.03	+2.9%
Average			+8.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	??

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$1.94 BGN3.26	+79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.94 BGN3.26	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$3.88 BGN6.52	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$33.32 BGN55.99	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$7.16 BGN12.03	+48.8%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Veliko Tarnovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$49.74 BGN83.56	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$31.83 BGN53.48	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$126.83 BGN213.08	+30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$98.48 BGN165.45	-10.1%
Average			-4.5%

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