Foshan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$230
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Foshan is 54% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7844th and 4516th ($611 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3253rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sofia

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Foshan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$11223

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$674
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$832
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$939
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$621
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$2415
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$2674
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$896
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$765
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$816
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$807
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$760
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$769
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$943
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$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
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$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
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$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
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$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
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$609
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$694
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$871
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$787
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$704
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$878
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$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
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$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
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$733
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$705
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$665
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$593
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$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
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$1108
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$1002
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$983
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$716
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$759
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$571
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$708
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$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
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$695
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$1031
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$724
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$1069
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$759
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$1122
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$1272
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$851
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$948
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$607
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$1041
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$678
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