Bucharest vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$449	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	77	64
🏙️ Population	1.72M	12.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5031st ($961 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Brazil, respectively. Check Romania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 703rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sao Paulo

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	Bucharest	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$12031

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659