Bulgaria vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2389
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$448
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$773
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$17412
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
7.77
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
71
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
71
98
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
6.44M
124M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($961) is 15% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Bulgaria ranked 101st vs 76th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 53rd and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bulgaria vs Japan

We calculate prices for Bulgaria and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 21 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bulgaria Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.79
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2668
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.29
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7823
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1244
1.4M
Plovdiv
$836
387K
Varna
$1039
371K
Burgas
$848
226K
Stara Zagora
$703
154K
Sliven
$591
88.4K
Ruse
$777
121K
Yambol
$618
80.2K
Pernik
$730
80K
Dobrich
$789
99.7K
Pleven
$667
99.2K
Shumen
$681
94.1K
Haskovo
$678
90.8K
Blagoevgrad
$707
82K
Vratsa
$766
66.1K
Veliko Tarnovo
$752
70.5K
Pazardzhik
$776
82.1K
Gabrovo
$643
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$702
59K
Vidin
$668
54.5K
Bansko
$854
9.68K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K