Kawasaki vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$483
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 14% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4637th and 5350th ($1187 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 452nd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668