Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 21.6% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,158
|
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥811
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,090
|
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥835
|
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥509
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥273
|
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥730
|
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,582
|
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,401
|
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,787
|
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,312
|
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥637
|
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥542
|
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥695
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,144
|
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,085
|
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,873
|
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
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