Sofia vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$499
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$1049
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
70
49
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
1.4M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sofia is 52% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5261st and 6983rd ($1037 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 Yantai. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 723rd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$23251

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702