Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sofia

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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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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 Sofia

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