Sendai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$460
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1061
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5094th and 4611th ($1069 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 242nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777