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Stara Zagora vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Stara Zagora is 4.9% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in Stara Zagora
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Stara Zagora
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Stara Zagora
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Stara Zagora
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Stara Zagora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% less in Stara Zagora
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Stara Zagora

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

Stara Zagora vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$8.36 BGN14.04	+67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$9.25 BGN15.54	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.29 BGN2.17	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.70 BGN1.17	-5.2%
Average			+25.3%

Quito vs. Stara Zagora - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.87 BGN1.46	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$4.75 BGN7.99	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.95 BGN11.67	+71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.40 BGN4.03	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$3.07 BGN5.15	-12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.61 BGN1.02	-37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.79 BGN1.33	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.83 BGN1.40	+75.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.91 BGN1.53	+55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.46 BGN0.77	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.35 BGN0.59	-25.0%
Average			+10.5%

Quito vs. Stara Zagora - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$5.73 BGN9.63	+118.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$21.49 BGN36.10	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$25,264.26 BGN42,444.00	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$6.63 BGN11.13	-50.9%
Average			+18.4%

Quito vs. Stara Zagora - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$11.41 BGN19.18	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$273.56 BGN459.58	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$232.77 BGN391.06	-26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$81.55 BGN137.01	+225.3%
Average			+25.0%

Quito vs. Stara Zagora - Cost of housing

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$238.74 BGN401.09	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,387.42 BGN4,010.87	-74.5%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.19 BGN2.01	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.19 BGN3.68	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.88 BGN6.52	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$19.70 BGN33.09	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$8.65 BGN14.54	+23.6%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Quito	Stara Zagora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$38.80 BGN65.18	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$18.65 BGN31.33	-60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$77.59 BGN130.35	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$53.72 BGN90.24	-42.1%
Average			-41.0%

Quito vs. Stara Zagora - Cost of clothing

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