Sofia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1329
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3277
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$682
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$678
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
71
17
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sofia is 123% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4516th and 7977th ($1329 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 995th and 7375th 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
$12.1
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$702
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.47
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$9042

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$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$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
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$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
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$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
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$543
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$598
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$572
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$542
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$491
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$556
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$578
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$509
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$520
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$561
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$590
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$518
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$601
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$523
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$516
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$518
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$591
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$511
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$570
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$483
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$516
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$554
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$602
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$608
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$514
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$544
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$599
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$525
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$540
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$575
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$506
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$581
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$507