Sofia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$436
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
76
83
🏙️ Population
1.38M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sofia is 4% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5668th and 5356th ($951 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 907th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721