Sao Paulo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1864
🏠 One person rent	$481	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	63	63
🏙️ Population	11.5M	527K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 29% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5616th and 6502nd ($1012 vs $785) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4573rd and 4654th 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	$6.82	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$4291

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$589
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$641
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$549
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$571
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$545
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$661
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$685
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$645
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$521
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$529
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1053
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$676
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$712
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1086
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$743
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$936
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$852
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1046
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$792
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1072
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$943
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1043
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1050
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$787
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1035
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$808
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1036
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$989
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$657
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$895
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1191