Hefei vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$205
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7405th and 5261st ($625 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3963rd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$6749

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$621
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$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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