Sofia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$499
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$958
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
90
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.4M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sofia is 51% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5261st and 6956th ($1037 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Bulgaria and China, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sofia compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 723rd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616