A resistance variable device of an embodiment includes a stack arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode and including a resistance variable layer and a chalcogen-containing layer. The chalcogen-containing layer contains a material having a composition represented by a general formula: C1xC2yAz, where C1 is at least one element selected from Sc, Y, Zr, and Hf, C2 is at least one element selected from C, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, and In, A is at least one element selected from S, Se, and Te, and x, y, and z are numbers representing atomic ratios satisfying 0