Sofia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$629
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$1127
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
70
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sofia is 61% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4611th and 6778th ($1244 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Bulgaria and China, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1070th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$15339

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610