Luoyang vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1506
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$153
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$261
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
71
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
7.06M
1.21M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 60% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8565th and 4516th ($525 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 466th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Luoyang ranked 232nd best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7063rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Sofia

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Luoyang Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.82
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2053
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19226
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
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$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598

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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