Bulgaria vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bulgaria Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$485
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$56
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1189
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$17596
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
71
🌐 English speaking %
24.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
6.44M
124M

The average cost of living in Bulgaria ($1018) is 10% less expensive than in Japan ($1131). Bulgaria ranked 98th vs 78th 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 1.2 months in Bulgaria compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 53rd and 20th 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
$10.4
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$949
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2891
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.93
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.76
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.64
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9061
$13435

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Cities Comparison in Bulgaria vs Japan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1329
1.21M
Varna
$1099
319K
Plovdiv
$878
329K
Burgas
$872
189K
Stara Zagora
$716
121K
Ruse
$784
121K
Sliven
$607
78.2K
Pernik
$713
65.8K
Pleven
$704
88.6K
Yambol
$644
59.4K
Dobrich
$805
69.4K
Shumen
$666
66.6K
Blagoevgrad
$717
62.7K
Veliko Tarnovo
$759
59.9K
Vratsa
$763
48.1K
Haskovo
$708
63.3K
Pazardzhik
$787
54.3K
Gabrovo
$665
43.7K
Asenovgrad
$733
45.4K
Vidin
$683
33.4K
Bansko
$871
10K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K