Sofia vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$436
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
76
82
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sofia is 4% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5668th and 5887th ($951 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 907th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$11040

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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741