Guangzhou vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$352	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6548th and 5261st ($774 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1055th and 723rd 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	$3.42	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$6749

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633