Changsha vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$211
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$1726
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
71
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
10M
1.21M

The cost of living in Changsha is 55% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7795th and 4339th ($622 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2894th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sofia

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Changsha Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800