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Veliko Tarnovo vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is 48.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Groceries: pay 21.7% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Transportation: pay 46.5% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Housing: pay 77.7% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Veliko Tarnovo

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Veliko Tarnovo.

Veliko Tarnovo vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$10.44 BGN17.55	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.15 BGN17.05	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.35 BGN2.28	-56.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.04 BGN1.75	-45.8%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 21.7% less for groceries

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.03 BGN1.73	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$5.74 BGN9.65	+3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$7.45 BGN12.52	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.22 BGN5.41	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.77 BGN6.33	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$0.76 BGN1.27	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.97 BGN1.64	+16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.91 BGN1.53	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.15 BGN1.93	-29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.53 BGN0.89	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.55 BGN0.93	-33.3%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 46.5% less for transportation

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$5.85 BGN9.82	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$26.86 BGN45.12	-88.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$37,303.41 BGN62,669.81	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$6.92 BGN11.63	-78.2%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 77.7% less for housing

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$14.32 BGN24.07	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$365.57 BGN614.16	-88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$261.12 BGN438.69	-88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$83.35 BGN140.03	-67.4%
Average			-77.7%

London vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	??

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$1.94 BGN3.26	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$1.94 BGN3.26	-62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$3.88 BGN6.52	-82.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$33.32 BGN55.99	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$7.16 BGN12.03	-64.3%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	London	Veliko Tarnovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$49.74 BGN83.56	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$31.83 BGN53.48	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$126.83 BGN213.08	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$98.48 BGN165.45	-38.8%
Average			-33.5%

London vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of clothing

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