Sofia vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$682
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$645
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
71
36
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
1.21M
6.98M

The cost of living in Sofia is 65% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4516th and 6740th ($1329 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 995th and 6593rd 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
$12.1
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.42
🥤 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
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$19015

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$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584