Sofia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$629
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$575
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
77
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 147% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4611th and 8651st ($1244 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1070th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$19556

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$730
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$766
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$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563