Chiba vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3346
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$548
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
975K
1.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 22% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4299th and 5261st ($1267 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Chiba ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 625th and 723rd 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
$5.88
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5609
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4004
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$545
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15302
$6749

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ChibaSofia

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1094
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1129
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1134
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1107
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1231
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1067
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1164
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1055
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1070
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1055
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1094
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1071
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1081
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1071
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1080
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1047
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1066
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1249
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1077
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633