Hamamatsu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$405
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
69
😀 Quality of life
70
76
🏙️ Population
788K
1.38M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 9% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5093rd and 5668th ($1033 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd 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 472nd best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2884th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$7940

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$966
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$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619