Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$480	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	64	76
🏙️ Population	12.4M	1.38M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 10% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5031st and 5668th ($1042 vs $951) 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 0.4 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 4799th and 907th 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	$7.49	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$7940

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619