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
BGN15.17
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.86
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.07
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.43
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.57
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.13
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.36
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.54
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.84
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.10
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.62
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.65
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.97
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.81
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN36,000.96
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.64
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN22.08
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN474.24
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN345.00
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN159.49
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN429.63
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,951.47
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.74
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.66
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.96
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN43.05
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.70
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN85.41
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN50.23
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN126.12
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN118.55
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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