Sofia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$494
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.4M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sofia is 12% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5350th and 6052nd ($1043 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bulgaria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 707th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716