Shenzhen vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$456
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
17.5M
1.4M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 29% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6334th and 4611th ($878 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1094th and 1070th 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
$3.52
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$9717

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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777