Sofia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$629
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$1459
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.4M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sofia is 24% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4611th and 5518th ($1244 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1070th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650