Cost of living comparison
Greece is 64.7% more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Greece instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN15.04
|
$14.81
€13.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN12.03
|
$9.01
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.48
|
$1.97
€1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.61
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.66
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN7.02
|
$6.52
€6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN12.23
|
$6.06
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.68
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.76
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.51
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.40
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.00
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.85
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.84
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.99
|
$7.81
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN60.15
|
$41.23
€38.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN51,819.86
|
$27,791.92
€25,731.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.43
|
$14.64
€13.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.37
|
$31.73
€29.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN375.93
|
$529.13
€489.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN300.74
|
$406.38
€376.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN132.88
|
$178.34
€165.12
|
|
pay 49.0% more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN400.99
|
$350.75
€324.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,646.42
|
$6,658.30
€6,164.75
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN3.01
|
$4.23
€3.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.57
|
$3.51
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.81
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN48.45
|
$46.53
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN13.03
|
$8.93
€8.27
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN99.33
|
$83.80
€77.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN35.09
|
$41.12
€38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN146.19
|
$86.78
€80.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN168.92
|
$96.32
€89.18
|
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