Sofia vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$707
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$1768
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.43M

The cost of living in Sofia is 11% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4339th and 4646th ($1386 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bulgaria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 746th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Taipei

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Sofia Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612