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Stara Zagora vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Stara Zagora is 6.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Stara Zagora
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Stara Zagora
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Stara Zagora
Housing: pay 19.2% more in Stara Zagora
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Stara Zagora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Stara Zagora
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Stara Zagora

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Stara Zagora are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Stara Zagora.

Stara Zagora vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$8.36 BGN14.04	+43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$9.25 BGN15.54	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.29 BGN2.17	+84.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.70 BGN1.17	+26.6%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.87 BGN1.46	+59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.75 BGN7.99	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.95 BGN11.67	+107.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.40 BGN4.03	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.07 BGN5.15	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.61 BGN1.02	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.79 BGN1.33	+66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.83 BGN1.40	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.91 BGN1.53	+99.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.46 BGN0.77	-6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.35 BGN0.59	-30.5%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.73 BGN9.63	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$21.49 BGN36.10	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$25,264.26 BGN42,444.00	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$6.63 BGN11.13	-61.1%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 19.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$11.41 BGN19.18	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$273.56 BGN459.58	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$232.77 BGN391.06	+12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$81.55 BGN137.01	+178.1%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$238.74 BGN401.09	+6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$2,387.42 BGN4,010.87	-72.8%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.19 BGN2.01	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.19 BGN3.68	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.88 BGN6.52	+25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$19.70 BGN33.09	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.65 BGN14.54	+17.7%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Stara Zagora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$38.80 BGN65.18	+97.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$18.65 BGN31.33	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$77.59 BGN130.35	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$53.72 BGN90.24	-13.7%
Average			+18.3%

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