Sao Paulo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$496	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	69	68
🏙️ Population	11.5M	423K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 24% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6460th ($1052 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4142nd and 4637th 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	$7.6	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$4833

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195