Sofia vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$682
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1080
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
71
42
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sofia is 88% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4516th and 7210th ($1329 vs $705) 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 0.9 months in Sofia compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 995th and 6343rd 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
$12.1
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$14357

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$713
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$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697