Dongguan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$263
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.4M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 47% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7341st and 4611th ($662 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3389th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sofia

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Dongguan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$9717

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$758
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$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
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$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
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$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777