Kawaguchi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$502
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
594K
1.21M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 25% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5226th and 4339th ($1045 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th 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 Kawaguchi compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 909th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Sofia

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Kawaguchi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$12236

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$985
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$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

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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