Bucharest vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$496	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	1.72M	11.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5404th and 5616th ($1036 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Brazil, respectively. Check Romania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 642nd and 4573rd 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	$10.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$13135

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629