Sofia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sofia	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$499	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$871	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1394	$745
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	70	19
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	1.4M	7.01M

The cost of living in Sofia is 63% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5261st and 7314th ($1037 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 723rd and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sofia	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3192	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.59	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$538	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6749	$8598

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Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504