Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.1 times more expensive than Varna.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Varna, you would:
pay 79.7% more for restaurants
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.59
BGN10.20
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
BGN2.13
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
BGN1.65
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.33
BGN7.90
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
BGN11.03
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
BGN5.01
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
BGN5.20
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.10
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BGN1.39
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BGN1.28
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BGN11.44
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.58
BGN44.87
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
BGN11.01
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.17
BGN24.04
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.50
BGN656.29
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.30
BGN515.37
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.15
BGN168.23
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.00
BGN739.36
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,329.30
BGN7,903.48
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
BGN3.82
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
BGN3.10
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.46
BGN55.60
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
BGN13.26
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Varna
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.56
BGN94.12
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
BGN63.30
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.94
BGN145.94
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
BGN171.51
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ireland or Varna. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.