Okayama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$309
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
71
😀 Quality of life
76
79
🏙️ Population
720K
1.21M

The cost of living in Okayama is 37% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6433rd and 4339th ($871 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1367th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Sofia

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Okayama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471

Cities near Sofia

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