Sofia vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$494
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5350th and 4715th ($1043 vs $1158) 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 707th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605