Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 20.9% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Sofia
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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