Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 90.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
|
pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Sofia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
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