Rio de Janeiro vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$567	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$1726
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.21M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 21% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5029th and 4339th ($1095 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2767th and 746th 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	$6.94	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$12236

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800