Bulgaria vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Bulgaria Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$1830
🏠 One person rent
$342
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$466
💸 GDP per capita
$13772
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
5.64
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
42
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
16%
🎓 Higher education
71
55
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
7M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($786) is 25% more expensive than in Vietnam ($628). Bulgaria ranked 111th vs 147th for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 50th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 38 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bulgaria Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.02
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1787
$2892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1195
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$7.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.69
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.4
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.03
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$13424

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1006
1.38M
Plovdiv
$696
384K
Varna
$820
369K
Burgas
$644
226K
Stara Zagora
$596
155K
Ruse
$573
159K
Pleven
$636
120K
Haskovo
$781
91.9K
Shumen
$615
95.4K
Yambol
$522
81.4K
Sliven
$544
89.4K
Dobrich
$649
89.7K
Pazardzhik
$597
83.1K
Blagoevgrad
$610
82.2K
Pernik
$557
81.3K
Veliko Tarnovo
$690
71K
Gabrovo
$482
60.5K
Vratsa
$892
67.1K
Vidin
$455
55.7K
Asenovgrad
$587
59K
Bansko
$847
9.56K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$725
10.4M
Hanoi
$639
8.25M
Haiphong
$666
2.1M
Bien Hoa
$522
1.1M
Da Nang
$581
1.23M
Nam Dinh
$523
352K
Bac Ninh
$533
520K
Can Tho
$458
1.24M
Vinh
$587
490K
Thanh Hoa
$655
393K
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Vung Tau
$541
357K
Hue
$454
653K
Thai Binh
$554
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$573
417K
Thai Nguyen
$557
330K
Viet Tri
$608
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Nha Trang
$601
392K
Ha Long
$621
300K
Qui Nhon
$534
311K
Ca Mau
$484
315K
Ha Tinh
$469
202K
Phan Thiet
$579
205K
Da Lat
$548
238K
Long Xuyen
$502
279K
Quang Ngai
$452
260K
Bac Lieu
$477
240K
Rach Gia
$492
251K
Cam Pha
$598
156K