Sofia vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$494
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sofia is 24% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5350th and 6292nd ($1043 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 707th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$18526

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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719