Shizuoka vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$426
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$1061
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
686K
1.4M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 18% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5380th and 4611th ($1025 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 315th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Shizuoka compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Shizuoka ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 291st and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Sofia

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Shizuoka Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.56
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4629
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3173
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19584
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068

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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