Kawaguchi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$497
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
594K
1.21M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 21% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5298th and 4516th ($1050 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd 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 Kawaguchi compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Kawaguchi ranked 37th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 939th and 995th 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
$3.57
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$11223

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$979
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$1089
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$1073
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$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
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$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
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$1115

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$713
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$763
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$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
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$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
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$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
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$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784