Sagamihara vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$402	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	726K	1.4M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 0.5% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5219th and 5261st ($1042 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 550th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Sofia

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	Sagamihara	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$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	$429	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$6749

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143

Cities near Sofia

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