Nagoya vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1202
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3492
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$512
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2282
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4476th and 5261st ($1202 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 69th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Sofia

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Nagoya Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2452
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.85
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16142
$6749

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982

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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