Hamamatsu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2601
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$357
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
58
71
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
788K
1.21M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 28% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5611th and 4339th ($995 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Hamamatsu compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Hamamatsu ranked 357th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2696th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Sofia

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Hamamatsu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.76
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.09%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5489
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17211
$12236

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$941
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$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800