Sofia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$682
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1075
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.21M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sofia is 100% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4516th and 7496th ($1329 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Bulgaria and China, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 995th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Tianjin

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Sofia Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$19275

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547