Sapporo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$530
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 16% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4470th and 5261st ($1204 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 262nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Sofia

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Sapporo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$6749

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$1071
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$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088

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$682
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$687
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$576
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$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
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$663
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$1028
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$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