Hamamatsu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2833
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$407
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
70
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
788K
1.4M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.8% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5196th and 5261st ($1045 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3129th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.77
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.96%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2562
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15100
$6749

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$971
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
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$976
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$929
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$860
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$981

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$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
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$807
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$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633