Sendai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$414
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sendai is 27% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5531st and 4339th ($1007 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2040th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Sofia

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Sendai Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800