Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Blagoevgrad is 7.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Blagoevgrad
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Blagoevgrad
Transportation: pay 46.9% more in Blagoevgrad
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Blagoevgrad
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in Blagoevgrad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Blagoevgrad
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Blagoevgrad

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

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Blagoevgrad vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blagoevgrad instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,822	$9.16 BGN15.99	+332.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$9.63 BGN16.82	+118.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,709	$1.53 BGN2.67	+211.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,912	$1.05 BGN1.83	+243.5%
Average			+222.1%

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,097	$0.86 BGN1.50	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$3.72 BGN6.50	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$5.85 BGN10.22	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,076	$2.18 BGN3.80	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,632	$2.23 BGN3.89	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,420	$0.76 BGN1.33	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,451	$0.83 BGN1.45	+72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,806	$0.52 BGN0.91	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,208	$1.17 BGN2.05	+130.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,218	$0.29 BGN0.50	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,014	$0.23 BGN0.39	-55.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 46.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,826	$5.86 BGN10.22	+68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$20.05 BGN35.00	+117.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$30,057.96 BGN52,480.00	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$6.19 BGN10.80	+14.8%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$10.52 BGN18.37	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$330.23 BGN576.57	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$234.65 BGN409.69	-15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$86.09 BGN150.31	+31.3%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$514.02 BGN897.45	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$5,462.58 BGN9,537.45	-80.3%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,900	$2.58 BGN4.50	+139.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,678	$2.08 BGN3.62	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,282	$3.14 BGN5.49	+124.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$20.04 BGN34.98	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$4.58 BGN8.00	+8.2%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Blagoevgrad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$22.89 BGN39.97	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$14.32 BGN25.00	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$77.30 BGN134.96	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$85.84 BGN149.88	+9.1%
Average			-28.6%

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