Sofia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$629
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1103
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$675
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
70
19
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
1.4M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sofia is 115% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4611th and 7987th ($1244 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 1070th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.44
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.03%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.21
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$659
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9717
$7830

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$730
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$766
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$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506