Shenzhen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$507
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 29% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6106th and 4516th ($939 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1113th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Sofia

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Shenzhen Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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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