Sofia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$499
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.33M

The cost of living in Sofia is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5261st and 6171st ($1037 vs $875) 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 723rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443