Sendai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$416
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sendai is 24% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5585th and 4516th ($1010 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2145th and 995th 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
$5.58
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

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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