Sofia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$499
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
78
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 102% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5261st and 8544th ($1037 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 723rd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$19343

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$667
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$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
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$561
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$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
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$612
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$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
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$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
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$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
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$631
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$899
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$635
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$633

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
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$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591