Sofia vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$494
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$571
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
38
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.4M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sofia is 33% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5350th and 6518th ($1043 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 152nd in China, while ranked 707th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Zhanjiang

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Sofia Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601