Sofia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$499
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
84
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
1.4M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sofia is 16% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5261st and 6071st ($1037 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 723rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671