Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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United Kingdom

Canterbury vs. Stara Zagora Cost of Living Summary

Canterbury is 2.8 times more expensive than Stara Zagora.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Canterbury
Groceries: pay 48.4% more in Canterbury
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Canterbury
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Canterbury
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Canterbury
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Canterbury
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Canterbury

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Canterbury are more expensive than in Stara Zagora. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canterbury.

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Canterbury vs. Stara Zagora Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.29 BGN17.90	$23.79 £17.85	+131.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 BGN15.59	$10.57 £7.93	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$2.59 £1.94	+68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 BGN1.48	$2.11 £1.59	+148.7%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 48.4% more for groceries

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 BGN1.45	$2.41 £1.81	+188.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 BGN8.10	$4.73 £3.55	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.59	$5.51 £4.14	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 BGN4.01	$3.04 £2.28	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BGN5.12	$3.54 £2.66	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 BGN1.02	$1.40 £1.05	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$0.64 £0.48	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BGN1.36	$1.40 £1.05	+79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.52	$1.46 £1.10	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 BGN0.77	$0.74 £0.55	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 BGN0.59	$0.65 £0.49	+93.5%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.16 BGN10.72	$7.30 £5.48	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.32 BGN31.88	$143.63 £107.77	+684.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$37,561.84 £28,182.65	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.36 BGN11.06	$26.16 £19.63	+311.5%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.18 BGN21.20	$52.85 £39.66	+333.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$294.73 BGN512.91	$1,409.53 £1,057.57	+378.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.72 BGN439.80	$1,337.95 £1,003.87	+429.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.13 BGN123.78	$295.03 £221.36	+314.8%
Average			+385.2%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.22 BGN398.91	$843.08 £632.56	+267.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,292.20 BGN3,989.07	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+764.7%
Average			+464.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 BGN3.90	$7.27 £5.45	+224.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 BGN3.96	$4.76 £3.57	+109.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 BGN6.48	$23.46 £17.60	+530.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.92 BGN46.85	$54.23 £40.69	+101.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.87 BGN15.44	$19.82 £14.87	+123.5%
Average			+156.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Stara Zagora	Canterbury
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.51 BGN53.09	$95.80 £71.88	+214.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.32 BGN33.62	$52.86 £39.66	+173.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 BGN112.01	$77.63 £58.25	+20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.48 BGN89.59	$145.36 £109.06	+182.4%
Average			+132.6%

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