Sofia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$494
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5350th and 8506th ($1043 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 707th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$19861

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$706
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$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
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$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
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$529
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$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
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$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
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$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$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
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$624
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$985
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$685
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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619