Chiba vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$524
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
975K
1.4M

The cost of living in Chiba is 19% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4480th and 5350th ($1244 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 814th and 707th 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
$6.13
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668