Sofia vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$436
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
38
😀 Quality of life
76
45
🏙️ Population
1.38M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sofia is 22% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5668th and 6458th ($951 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 907th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$19859

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573