Sofia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$951
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$436
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1259
$713
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
69
19
😀 Quality of life
76
41
🏙️ Population
1.38M
7.01M

The cost of living in Sofia is 46% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5668th and 7192nd ($951 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 175th 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 326th in China, while ranked 907th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2806
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.79
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$497
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$12038

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$598
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$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544