Himeji vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$373
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
60
70
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
528K
1.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 17% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5348th and 4611th ($1029 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2106th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$9717

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$972
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777