Himeji vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$560
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
60
69
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
528K
1.4M

The cost of living in Himeji is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4567th and 5350th ($1212 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1864th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$7369

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$1103
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$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
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$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
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$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
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$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
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$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
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$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668