Sofia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$494
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$739
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
69
19
😀 Quality of life
78
38
🏙️ Population
1.4M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sofia is 58% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5350th and 7219th ($1043 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 707th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$9322

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$712
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$876
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$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$587
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$612
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$599
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$683
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$598
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$611
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$610
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$619
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$655
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$647
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$559
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$673
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$555
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$541
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$614
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$542
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$647
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$522
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$622
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$623
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$775
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$659
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$521
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$681
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$594
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$626
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$606
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$511
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$591
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$599
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$517
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$633
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$525