Sofia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$707
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$902
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
68
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.21M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 165% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4339th and 8548th ($1386 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 746th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Zhengzhou

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Sofia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$21955

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$731
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567