Niigata vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$425
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
791K
1.38M

The cost of living in Niigata is 11% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4949th and 5668th ($1056 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd 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 599th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3500th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
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$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619