Sendai vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$459
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sendai is 7% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4890th and 5350th ($1111 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 91st and 707th 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
$6.64
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668