Hiroshima vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$335
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 15% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6156th and 5261st ($878 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 218th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633