Shenzhen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$552
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
76
79
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 28% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5618th and 4339th ($995 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1163rd and 746th 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
$3.68
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$12236

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$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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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