Sofia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3422
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$707
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1726
$752
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
71
17
😀 Quality of life
79
44
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sofia is 131% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4339th and 7983rd ($1386 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Bulgaria and China, respectively. Check Bulgaria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sofia compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 746th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sofia vs Zhumadian

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Sofia Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.92%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4634
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$728
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12236
$8478

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$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513