Sofia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$436
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
76
68
🏙️ Population
1.38M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sofia is 7% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5668th and 5170th ($951 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Bulgaria and China, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 907th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$22097

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$598
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$865
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$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645