Sofia vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$499
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sofia is 27% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5261st and 6380th ($1037 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 723rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$6108

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682