Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Varna.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Varna, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.59
BGN10.20
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
BGN2.13
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
BGN1.65
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.33
BGN7.90
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
BGN11.03
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
BGN5.01
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
BGN5.20
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.10
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BGN1.39
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BGN1.28
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BGN11.44
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.58
BGN44.87
|
$91.63
£73.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
BGN11.01
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.17
BGN24.04
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.50
BGN656.29
|
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.30
BGN515.37
|
$836.18
£666.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.15
BGN168.23
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.00
BGN739.36
|
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,329.30
BGN7,903.48
|
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
BGN3.82
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
BGN3.10
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.46
BGN55.60
|
$41.78
£33.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
BGN13.26
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Varna
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.56
BGN94.12
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
BGN63.30
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.94
BGN145.94
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
BGN171.51
|
$80.83
£64.43
|
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