Shijiazhuang vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1355	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$170	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.3	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$602	$1394
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	70
😀 Quality of life	61	78
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 54% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8748th and 5261st ($481 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 525th and 1st in China and Bulgaria, respectively. Check China vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Shijiazhuang ranked 39th best city to live in China vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5094th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Sofia

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	Shijiazhuang	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.66	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.48	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.15	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2300	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1619	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.75	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4785	$6749

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633