Sofia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$494
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.33M

The cost of living in Sofia is 20% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5350th and 6227th ($1043 vs $868) 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 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 707th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$13630

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691