Sofia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$494
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$930
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
98
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Sofia is 51% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5350th and 6979th ($1043 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 707th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Wuhan

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Sofia Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$9062

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$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611