Sendai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$435
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5132nd and 5261st ($1055 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th 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 Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 156th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$6749

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

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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