Cost of living comparison
Austria is 78.1% more expensive than Varna.
If you lived in Austria instead of Varna, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.59
BGN10.13
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
BGN2.11
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
BGN1.64
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.33
BGN7.85
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
BGN10.95
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
BGN4.98
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
BGN5.16
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BGN1.38
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BGN1.27
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
BGN2.03
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BGN11.36
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.58
BGN44.56
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
BGN10.94
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.17
BGN23.88
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.50
BGN651.72
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.30
BGN511.77
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.15
BGN167.06
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.00
BGN734.20
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,329.30
BGN7,848.40
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
BGN3.80
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
BGN3.08
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.46
BGN55.22
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
BGN13.17
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Varna
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.56
BGN93.47
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
BGN62.86
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.94
BGN144.92
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
BGN170.31
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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