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Varna vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Varna is 9.8% more expensive than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Varna
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Varna
Transportation: pay 43.3% more in Varna
Housing: pay 45.9% more in Varna
Childcare: pay 30.2% less in Varna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Varna
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Varna

The cost of restaurants, housing, and transportation in Varna are more expensive than in Daejeon. Expenses including groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Varna. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Varna.

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Varna vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Varna instead of Daejeon, you would:

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	Varna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$12.56 BGN21.85	+68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,273	$10.30 BGN17.93	+89.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,644	$1.91 BGN3.32	+54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩877	$1.63 BGN2.84	+148.5%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Varna
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,611	$1.21 BGN2.11	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$5.70 BGN9.92	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩10,786	$7.32 BGN12.74	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,367	$3.51 BGN6.10	+39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,858	$4.14 BGN7.21	+13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,665	$0.89 BGN1.54	-82.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,367	$0.97 BGN1.69	-61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,464	$0.98 BGN1.71	-62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$1.33 BGN2.32	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,163	$0.58 BGN1.01	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,672	$0.48 BGN0.84	-61.5%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 43.3% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Varna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,303	$6.51 BGN11.33	+37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩14,944	$28.66 BGN49.88	+156.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$30,050.07 BGN52,295.53	+6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,254	$8.56 BGN14.90	-6.7%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 45.9% more for housing

	Daejeon	Varna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩29,887	$16.38 BGN28.51	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$632.60 BGN1,100.89	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩398K	$471.68 BGN820.85	+58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩178K	$132.48 BGN230.55	-0.4%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 30.2% less for childcare

	Daejeon	Varna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩403K	$508.86 BGN885.56	+68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$6,295.85 BGN10,956.54	-71.1%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Varna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,732	$2.86 BGN4.98	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩4,908	$2.95 BGN5.13	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$4.01 BGN6.97	+19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩44,831	$52.00 BGN90.50	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$8.96 BGN15.59	-20.0%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Daejeon	Varna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩85,677	$64.31 BGN111.92	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩54,793	$33.34 BGN58.02	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩125K	$99.98 BGN173.99	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩142K	$101.51 BGN176.65	-4.6%
Average			-4.5%

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