Shizuoka vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$366
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
69
😀 Quality of life
85
76
🏙️ Population
686K
1.38M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 3% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5464th and 5668th ($980 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 474th and 1st in Japan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Japan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 290th and 907th 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
$6.03
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2516
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8605
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619