Sofia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$682
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sofia is 39% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4516th and 5984th ($1329 vs $957) 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 995th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Taichung

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Sofia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$17495

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26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665