Sao Paulo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$538
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
11.5M
423K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 28% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4918th and 6377th ($1126 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1670th and 4420th 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
$7.66
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207