Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 9.5% cheaper than Varna.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Varna, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.59
BGN10.20
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
BGN2.13
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
BGN1.65
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.33
BGN7.90
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
BGN11.03
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
BGN5.01
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
BGN5.20
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.10
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BGN1.39
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BGN1.28
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BGN11.44
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.58
BGN44.87
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
BGN11.01
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.17
BGN24.04
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.50
BGN656.29
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.30
BGN515.37
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.15
BGN168.23
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.00
BGN739.36
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,329.30
BGN7,903.48
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
BGN3.82
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
BGN3.10
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.46
BGN55.60
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
BGN13.26
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Varna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.56
BGN94.12
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
BGN63.30
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.94
BGN145.94
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
BGN171.51
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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