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Bulgaria is among leaders in EU when it comes to transport costs

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Bulgaria is among the EU countries whose citizens spend most money on transport, Eurostat data for 2017 show. Bulgaria ranks 5th in the chart, as13.9% of household expenses go for transport. Leader according to this indicator is Slovenia with 16.3%, followed by Lithuania with 16%, Germany - 14.7%, and Luxembourg - 14.4%. At the opposite end of the chart is Slovakia. There, the cost of transport per household is 7.9% of its total budget. In the Czech Republic the level is 10.1%; Belgium - 11.1%, and Romania - 11.2%. Transport is the second biggest cost of EU households after housing. Food and non-alcoholic beverages come third.



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