Sofia vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$499
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$871
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1394
$695
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
70
17
😀 Quality of life
78
38
🏙️ Population
1.4M
9.03M

The cost of living in Sofia is 79% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5261st and 7893rd ($1037 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 723rd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.16%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3192
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6749
$14854

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$682
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$687
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$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
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$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$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
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$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
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484