Sofia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$436
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
76
73
🏙️ Population
1.38M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sofia is 38% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5668th and 6886th ($951 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 907th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$16123

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$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600