Sofia vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sofia Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$494
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.5
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1155
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
78
52
🏙️ Population
1.4M
7.1M

The cost of living in Sofia is 41% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5350th and 6718th ($1043 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Sofia ranked 1st best city to live in Bulgaria vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 707th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sofia Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.18%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7369
$24056

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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
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$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
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$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742