Kitakyushu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$396
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1389
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
69
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
935K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 0.1% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5340th and 5350th ($1044 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2364th and 707th 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
$6.25
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

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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