Kaohsiung vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$353
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5770th and 4339th ($971 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 281st and 746th 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
$4.32
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$12236

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800