Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Plovdiv

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Plovdiv are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingPlovdivNanjing vs Plovdiv
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥7,894Nanjing earns 1.2× the salary in Plovdiv

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingPlovdivNanjing vs Plovdiv
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥68Plovdiv costs 2.70× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥311Plovdiv costs 2.07× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥61Plovdiv costs 1.74× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥781.8Plovdiv costs 2.14× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥106.6Plovdiv costs 2.22× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥127.2Plovdiv costs 2.47× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥282.4Plovdiv costs 1.47× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥63.6Plovdiv costs 1.59× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥11.1Plovdiv costs 1.28× the price in Nanjing

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingPlovdivNanjing vs Plovdiv
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥102.6Plovdiv costs 1.72× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥25.5Plovdiv costs 2.85× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥12.4Nanjing costs 1.15× the price in Plovdiv
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥8.3Nanjing costs 1.72× the price in Plovdiv
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥11.7Nanjing costs 1.21× the price in Plovdiv
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥7.3Plovdiv costs 1.25× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥18.0Plovdiv costs 2.46× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥8.0Plovdiv costs 1.24× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥43.2Nanjing costs 2.08× the price in Plovdiv

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingPlovdivNanjing vs Plovdiv
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥3,705Plovdiv costs 1.01× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥2,664Plovdiv costs 1.34× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥6,116Nanjing costs 1.25× the price in Plovdiv
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥4,563Plovdiv costs 1.21× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥15,711Nanjing costs 2.19× the price in Plovdiv
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥10,745Nanjing costs 1.95× the price in Plovdiv