Sofia vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$682
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1619
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sofia is 6% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4516th and 4661st ($1329 vs $1257) 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 995th and 266th 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
$12.1
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602