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Nairobi vs. Veliko Tarnovo Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 5.6% cheaper than Veliko Tarnovo.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 41.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Veliko Tarnovo. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Veliko Tarnovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 BGN17.55	$5.80 KES750.88	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.15 BGN17.05	$6.97 KES901.06	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BGN2.28	$0.70 KES90.79	-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 BGN1.75	$0.55 KES71.04	-47.4%
Average			-42.8%

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 BGN1.73	$0.55 KES70.69	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 BGN9.65	$5.57 KES720.08	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 BGN12.52	$3.36 KES434.10	-55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 BGN5.41	$1.64 KES212.73	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 BGN6.33	$2.92 KES377.51	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.27	$1.41 KES181.96	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 BGN1.64	$0.47 KES61.40	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BGN1.53	$0.89 KES115.07	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BGN1.93	$0.46 KES59.01	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 BGN0.89	$0.49 KES63.50	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BGN0.93	$0.51 KES65.52	-8.7%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 BGN9.82	$5.40 KES698.38	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.86 BGN45.12	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+15.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,303.41 BGN62,669.81	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.92 BGN11.63	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+145.9%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.32 BGN24.07	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+178.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.57 BGN614.16	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.12 BGN438.69	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.35 BGN140.03	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-64.8%
Average			+30.8%

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
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 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 BGN3.26	$2.32 KES300.35	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 BGN3.26	$2.37 KES306.55	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BGN6.52	$3.10 KES400.47	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.32 BGN55.99	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.16 BGN12.03	$7.35 KES951.12	+2.7%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 41.4% less for clothing

	Veliko Tarnovo	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.74 BGN83.56	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.83 BGN53.48	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.83 BGN213.08	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.48 BGN165.45	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-36.8%
Average			-41.4%

Veliko Tarnovo vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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