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Veliko Tarnovo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is 3.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Housing: pay 18.8% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Veliko Tarnovo

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

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$10.44 BGN17.61	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$10.15 BGN17.10	+70.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$1.35 BGN2.28	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$1.04 BGN1.76	+70.8%
Average			+31.6%

Moscow vs. Veliko Tarnovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$1.03 BGN1.74	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$5.74 BGN9.68	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$7.45 BGN12.56	+61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$3.22 BGN5.43	+91.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$3.77 BGN6.35	+53.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$0.76 BGN1.28	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.97 BGN1.64	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$0.91 BGN1.53	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$1.15 BGN1.94	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.53 BGN0.89	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.55 BGN0.94	+63.9%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$5.85 BGN9.85	+106.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	$26.86 BGN45.28	-26.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$37,303.41 BGN62,884.23	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$6.92 BGN11.67	+20.9%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$14.32 BGN24.15	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$365.57 BGN616.27	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$261.12 BGN440.19	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$83.35 BGN140.51	-24.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	??

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$1.94 BGN3.27	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$1.94 BGN3.27	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$3.88 BGN6.54	+30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$33.32 BGN56.18	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$7.16 BGN12.07	+9.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Veliko Tarnovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$49.74 BGN83.85	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$31.83 BGN53.66	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$126.83 BGN213.81	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$98.48 BGN166.01	-37.2%
Average			-25.5%

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