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Varna vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Varna is 1.3% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% more in Varna
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Varna
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Varna
Housing: pay 15.8% less in Varna
Childcare: pay 35.8% less in Varna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Varna
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Varna

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Varna are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Varna.

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Varna vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Varna instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 26.7% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$12.56 BGN21.85	+26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$10.30 BGN17.93	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.91 BGN3.32	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.63 BGN2.84	+57.2%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.21 BGN2.11	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.70 BGN9.92	+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$7.32 BGN12.74	+68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.51 BGN6.10	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$4.14 BGN7.21	+106.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.89 BGN1.54	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.97 BGN1.69	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.98 BGN1.71	+34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.33 BGN2.32	+60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.58 BGN1.01	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.48 BGN0.84	+1.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$6.51 BGN11.33	+30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$28.66 BGN49.88	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$30,050.07 BGN52,295.53	+27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$8.56 BGN14.90	+4.3%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 15.8% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$16.38 BGN28.51	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$632.60 BGN1,100.89	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$471.68 BGN820.85	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$132.48 BGN230.55	+29.5%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 35.8% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$508.86 BGN885.56	-14.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$6,295.85 BGN10,956.54	-51.9%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$2.86 BGN4.98	+19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$2.95 BGN5.13	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$4.01 BGN6.97	+35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$52.00 BGN90.50	+68.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$8.96 BGN15.59	+12.5%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Varna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$64.31 BGN111.92	+53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$33.34 BGN58.02	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$99.98 BGN173.99	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$101.51 BGN176.65	+50.5%
Average			+20.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Varna - Cost of clothing

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