Sofia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$499
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$1146
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
70
70
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.7M

The cost of living in Sofia is 20% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5261st and 6198th ($1037 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 723rd and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$17431

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613