Sofia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$682
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$983
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
65
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.21M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sofia is 70% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4516th and 6833rd ($1329 vs $782) 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 995th and 3150th 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
$12.1
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$17664

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$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623