Niigata vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$433
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
71
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
791K
1.21M

The cost of living in Niigata is 27% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5436th and 4339th ($1018 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2749th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sofia

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Niigata Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800