Chiba vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$569
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
975K
1.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 0.6% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4599th and 4611th ($1251 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 723rd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777