Foshan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$156
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.38M

The cost of living in Foshan is 40% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7900th and 5668th ($575 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st 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 Foshan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1721st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$7940

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$837
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$2410
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$2614
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$876
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$891
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$824
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$856
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$774
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$785
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$1083
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$831
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$857
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$806
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$752
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$738
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$799
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$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
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$812
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$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
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$525
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$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
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$584
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$530
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$660
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$719
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$712
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$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
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$563
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$661
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$626
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$581
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$495
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$531
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$760
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$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
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$1027
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$977
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$813
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$641
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$654
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$664
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$697
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$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
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$610
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$827
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$681
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$1027
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$713
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$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$733
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$616
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$1001
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$692
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$619