Chiba vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Chiba Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1389
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3452
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$624
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$81.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2190
$1049
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
975K
1.38M

The cost of living in Chiba is 45% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3128th and 5711th ($1389 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.1 months in Sofia. Chiba ranked 43rd best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 377th and 721st 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
$5.33
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.41%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$2671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.4
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12676
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1051
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1070
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1092
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1238
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1093
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1047
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1051
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1046
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1050
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1049
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1186
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1080
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1046
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1048
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1053
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1090
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1060
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1074
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1047
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1049
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1053
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1088
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1105
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1778
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1050
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$513
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$861
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$571
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$768
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$574
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$630
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$621
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$571
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$447
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$506
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$500
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$579
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$472
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$461
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$420
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$688
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$636
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$527
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$991
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$841
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$688
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$540
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$441
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$738
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$498
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$407
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$603
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1022
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$506
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$876
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$555
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$989
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1061
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$463
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$546
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$524
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1114
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$484
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$521