Kaohsiung vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$382
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 25% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5666th and 4516th ($999 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 364th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sofia

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Kaohsiung Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$11223

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$910
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$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784