Niigata vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$446
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
791K
1.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 6% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5350th ($1108 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3769th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

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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