Sofia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$707
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$1162
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
81
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
1.21M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sofia is 103% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4339th and 7400th ($1386 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Bulgaria and China, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 746th and 2024th 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
$13.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$16559

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$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546