Kobe vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$474
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 11% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4945th and 4611th ($1106 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 Kobe compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 708th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$9717

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$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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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