Sofia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$629
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$1051
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
78
84
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.33M

The cost of living in Sofia is 32% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4611th and 5995th ($1244 vs $942) 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1070th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451