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Veliko Tarnovo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Veliko Tarnovo is 39.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Veliko Tarnovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Veliko Tarnovo
Clothing: pay 81.6% more in Veliko Tarnovo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Veliko Tarnovo are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Veliko Tarnovo.

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$10.44 BGN17.55	+79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$10.15 BGN17.05	+45.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.35 BGN2.28	+93.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.04 BGN1.75	+90.2%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.03 BGN1.73	+88.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.74 BGN9.65	+3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$7.45 BGN12.52	+122.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.22 BGN5.41	+96.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.77 BGN6.33	+29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.76 BGN1.27	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.97 BGN1.64	+105.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.91 BGN1.53	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.15 BGN1.93	+152.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.53 BGN0.89	+8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.55 BGN0.93	+9.6%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.85 BGN9.82	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$26.86 BGN45.12	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$37,303.41 BGN62,669.81	+72.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$6.92 BGN11.63	-59.3%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$14.32 BGN24.07	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$365.57 BGN614.16	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$261.12 BGN438.69	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$83.35 BGN140.03	+184.2%
Average			+30.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	??

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.94 BGN3.26	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.94 BGN3.26	-18.1%
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	$33.32 BGN55.99	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$7.16 BGN12.03	-2.6%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 81.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Veliko Tarnovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$49.74 BGN83.56	+153.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$31.83 BGN53.48	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$126.83 BGN213.08	+86.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$98.48 BGN165.45	+58.1%
Average			+81.6%

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