Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$496	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1061
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.4M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 15% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4611th ($1052 vs $1244) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4142nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sofia

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	Sao Paulo	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$9717

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777