Hong Kong vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.38M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 175% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 503rd and 5668th ($2614 vs $951) 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 1.6 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 168th and 907th 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
$7.92
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$7940

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Sofia

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