Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.6% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vietnam or Bulgaria. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.