Sofia vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$494
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$690
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
69
17
😀 Quality of life
78
37
🏙️ Population
1.4M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sofia is 74% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5350th and 7790th ($1043 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 707th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$15431

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$876
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
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$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528