Sofia vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$499
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$549
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
37
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.4M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sofia is 36% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5261st and 6602nd ($1037 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 723rd and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$18959

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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575