Saitama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$380
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
71
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.21M

The cost of living in Saitama is 19% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5151st and 4516th ($1073 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd 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 64th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1177th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sofia

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Saitama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784