Rio de Janeiro vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$458
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
6.21M
1.4M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 24% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6006th and 4611th ($940 vs $1244) 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4818th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777