Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 7.8% cheaper than Stara Zagora.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Stara Zagora, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.30
BGN15.04
|
$1.84
₫46,600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
BGN12.03
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BGN2.48
|
$0.55
₫13,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
BGN1.61
|
$0.34
₫8,750
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
BGN1.66
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
BGN7.02
|
$6.02
₫152,674
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
BGN12.23
|
$5.38
₫136,615
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
BGN5.68
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BGN5.76
|
$1.52
₫38,499
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
$1.26
₫32,094
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BGN1.51
|
$0.44
₫11,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BGN1.40
|
$0.63
₫16,093
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.00
|
$0.42
₫10,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.85
|
$0.49
₫12,529
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BGN0.84
|
$0.49
₫12,486
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
BGN9.99
|
$3.48
₫88,286
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.21
BGN60.15
|
$6.87
₫174,241
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,614.17
BGN51,819.86
|
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
BGN11.43
|
$5.70
₫144,600
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.93
BGN14.37
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.58
BGN375.93
|
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.07
BGN300.74
|
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.37
BGN132.88
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
BGN400.99
|
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,774.43
BGN8,646.42
|
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BGN3.01
|
$0.89
₫22,622
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
BGN3.57
|
$1.56
₫39,680
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
BGN5.81
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.76
BGN48.45
|
$22.79
₫578,413
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
BGN13.03
|
$3.60
₫91,312
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Stara Zagora
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
BGN99.33
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.37
BGN35.09
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
BGN146.19
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
BGN168.92
|
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
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