Cost of living comparison
Westminster is 3.8 times more expensive than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Westminster instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN15.04
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN12.03
|
$8.56
£6.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.48
|
$2.35
£1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.61
|
$1.81
£1.39
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.66
|
$1.77
£1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN7.02
|
$5.23
£4.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN12.23
|
$5.97
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.68
|
$3.99
£3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.76
|
$3.65
£2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
$1.33
£1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.51
|
$0.71
£0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.40
|
$1.48
£1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.00
|
$1.42
£1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.85
|
$0.71
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.84
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.99
|
$7.20
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN60.15
|
$252.24
£194.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN51,819.86
|
$34,406.00
£26,545.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.43
|
$20.43
£15.76
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.37
|
$38.68
£29.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN375.93
|
$3,153.04
£2,432.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN300.74
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN132.88
|
$235.88
£181.99
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN400.99
|
$2,017.95
£1,556.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,646.42
|
$25,293.41
£19,515.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN3.01
|
$7.57
£5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.57
|
$4.55
£3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.81
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN48.45
|
$81.98
£63.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN13.03
|
$16.40
£12.65
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Stara Zagora
|
Westminster
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN99.33
|
$88.29
£68.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN35.09
|
$49.65
£38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN146.19
|
$100.90
£77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN168.92
|
$85.76
£66.17
|
|
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