Hiroshima vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$372
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.38M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 0.3% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5644th and 5668th ($954 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th 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 Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2347th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$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