Sao Paulo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$537
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
11.5M
423K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 26% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5003rd and 6421st ($1115 vs $887) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2408th and 4908th 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
$7.85
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206