Saitama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$364
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Saitama is 17% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5298th and 4611th ($1037 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th 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 Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 750th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777