Sofia vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$707
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$1118
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
71
42
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sofia is 92% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4339th and 7142nd ($1386 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 746th and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Yantai

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Sofia Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$16486

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$731
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$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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720