Sofia vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$707
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$864
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
71
36
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
1.21M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sofia is 68% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4339th and 6659th ($1386 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 746th and 6493rd 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
$13.8
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$18767

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26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593