Sofia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sofia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$682
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1212
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.21M
2.35M

The cost of living in Sofia is 41% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4516th and 6085th ($1329 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 995th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sofia vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Sofia and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sofia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$17081

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sofia

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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464