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Taiwan

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Bulgaria

Varna vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Varna is 19.7% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Varna
Groceries: pay 28.7% less in Varna
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Varna
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Varna
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Varna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Varna
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Varna

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

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Varna vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Varna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$12.56 BGN21.93	+233.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$10.30 BGN17.99	+118.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$1.91 BGN3.33	+103.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$1.63 BGN2.85	+134.8%
Average			+164.4%

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pay 28.7% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Varna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$1.21 BGN2.12	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$5.70 BGN9.96	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$7.32 BGN12.78	-32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$3.51 BGN6.12	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$4.14 BGN7.24	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.89 BGN1.55	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.97 BGN1.69	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.98 BGN1.71	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$1.33 BGN2.33	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.58 BGN1.02	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.48 BGN0.84	-54.9%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Varna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$6.51 BGN11.36	+70.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$28.66 BGN50.04	-28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$30,050.07 BGN52,466.21	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$8.56 BGN14.95	+51.5%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	HsinChu	Varna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$16.38 BGN28.60	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$632.60 BGN1,104.49	+45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$471.68 BGN823.53	+81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$132.48 BGN231.30	+69.5%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Varna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$508.86 BGN888.45	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$6,295.85 BGN10,992.30	-62.2%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Varna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$2.86 BGN5.00	+52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$2.95 BGN5.15	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$4.01 BGN6.99	+2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$52.00 BGN90.79	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$8.96 BGN15.64	-10.8%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Varna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$64.31 BGN112.28	+12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$33.34 BGN58.21	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$99.98 BGN174.55	+27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$101.51 BGN177.23	-4.2%
Average			+6.4%

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