Sofia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$494
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sofia is 2% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5350th and 5553rd ($1043 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1 months in Suzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 707th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Suzhou

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Sofia Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$26560

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$712
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$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645