Kawasaki vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$630
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 9% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4361st and 4611th ($1354 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 600th and 1070th 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
$6.47
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777