Sao Paulo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$462	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	11.5M	423K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 26% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5654th and 6556th ($976 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Brazil vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4281st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Skopje

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	Sao Paulo	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$4225

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117