Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 34.4% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.52
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.31
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.57
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.85
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.94
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.51
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.59
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.78
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.48
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.96
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.61
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN51.30
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN46,166.70
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.32
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.50
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN882.69
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN681.63
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN187.62
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN846.92
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,358.22
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.10
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.09
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.16
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.81
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.39
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN126.30
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.43
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN149.00
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN163.71
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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