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Bulgaria

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Sofia Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 5.9% cheaper than Sofia.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 6.9% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries and childcare in Taipei are more expensive than in Sofia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Sofia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Sofia, you would:

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pay 64.0% less for restaurants

	Sofia	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 BGN29.33	$4.71 NT$150.49	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.61 BGN20.26	$5.65 NT$180.59	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 BGN4.22	$0.92 NT$29.35	-62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 BGN3.15	$0.65 NT$20.86	-63.8%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Sofia	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 BGN2.66	$2.02 NT$64.65	+32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 BGN9.96	$9.85 NT$314.68	+72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.46 BGN13.03	$11.54 NT$368.90	+54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37 BGN7.62	$2.72 NT$87.00	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 BGN6.84	$4.45 NT$142.21	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 BGN1.73	$2.23 NT$71.26	+125.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 BGN1.60	$1.51 NT$48.15	+64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 BGN1.49	$1.38 NT$44.23	+61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 BGN3.37	$2.02 NT$64.54	+4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$1.25 NT$39.84	+159.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 BGN0.71	$1.04 NT$33.27	+156.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Sofia	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.58 BGN11.49	$3.94 NT$126.01	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.55 BGN49.85	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,149.36 BGN52,639.58	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 BGN15.80	$8.95 NT$285.93	-1.1%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Sofia	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.37 BGN26.83	$27.40 NT$875.71	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$780.20 BGN1,362.21	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.04 BGN1,052.89	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.09 BGN211.42	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-45.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 6.9% more for childcare

	Sofia	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.67 BGN1,333.33	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	-13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,650.99 BGN22,088.12	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+31.8%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sofia	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 BGN6.00	$2.83 NT$90.29	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 BGN6.17	$3.42 NT$109.45	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 BGN7.43	$3.92 NT$125.41	-7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.61 BGN81.38	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 BGN17.60	$9.73 NT$311.01	-3.4%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Sofia	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.18 BGN155.71	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.94 BGN71.49	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.72 BGN186.33	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.41 BGN185.79	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-1.2%
Average			-14.1%

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