Sofia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$494
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
1.4M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sofia is 47% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5350th and 6862nd ($1043 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 707th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$16590

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$712
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618