Hong Kong vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 164% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 427th and 5261st ($2737 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 248th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sofia

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Hong Kong Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$6749

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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