Chiba vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$488
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1880
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
975K
1.38M

The cost of living in Chiba is 22% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4542nd and 5668th ($1161 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 520th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Sofia

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Chiba Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$813
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4774
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2698
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.66
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1041
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1098
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1065
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1224
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1028
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1022
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1042
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1043
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1054
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$998
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1143
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$986
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1027
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$998
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1064
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1136
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1049
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1068
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1045
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1064
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$990
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1101
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1556
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1069
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1002

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619