Guangzhou vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$333
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.38M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 22% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6607th and 5668th ($742 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 955th and 907th 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
$4.17
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619