Sofia vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$436
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
76
54
🏙️ Population
1.38M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sofia is 27% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5668th and 6575th ($951 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 40th in China, while ranked 907th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$23682

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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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677