Sofia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$682
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$664
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
68
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.21M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sofia is 160% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4516th and 8643rd ($1329 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 995th and 4641st 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
$12.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$21713

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$871
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$787
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$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
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$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
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$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
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$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
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$784

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556