Kaohsiung vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$342
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6046th and 5350th ($932 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 389th and 707th 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
$3.76
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7369

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$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668