Sofia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$436
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
1.38M
2.29M

The cost of living in Sofia is 10% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5668th and 6163rd ($951 vs $861) 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 907th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716