Kitakyushu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$445
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
71
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
935K
1.21M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 18% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5098th and 4516th ($1088 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 255th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Sofia

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Kitakyushu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$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
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$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
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$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