Sofia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$436
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
76
67
🏙️ Population
1.38M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 88% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5668th and 8471st ($951 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 907th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$4818

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$598
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$865
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617