Fukuoka vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$430
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.4M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 2% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5120th and 5261st ($1057 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1739th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Sofia

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Fukuoka Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

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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