Kawasaki vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$545
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 20% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4340th and 5261st ($1249 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 497th and 723rd 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
$6.1
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633