Himeji vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$335
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
71
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
528K
1.21M

The cost of living in Himeji is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5728th and 4339th ($976 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1726th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Sofia

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Himeji Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.38
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$12236

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$924
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1007
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$962
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$946
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$946
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$957
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$997
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$989
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1141
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$934
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1119
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1185
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$984
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$932
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1122
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$898
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$993
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1012
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$969
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1184
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$885
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$991
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$955
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1010
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1059
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$992
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$996
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$988
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$922
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1042

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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