Kawasaki vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3362
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$647
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2498
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
71
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 2% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4406th and 4339th ($1358 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 35th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Sofia

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Kawasaki Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1251
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$926
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4657
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3168
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14111
$12236

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Sofia

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