Rio de Janeiro vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$445	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$1394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.4M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 12% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5954th and 5261st ($916 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4857th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Sofia

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	Rio de Janeiro	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$6749

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633