Saitama vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$368
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Saitama is 0.4% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5386th and 5350th ($1038 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 592nd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668