Guangzhou vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$342
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 43% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6854th and 4339th ($785 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1149th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sofia

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Guangzhou Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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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