Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$481
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 3% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5616th and 5350th ($1012 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4573rd and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$7369

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668