Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$537
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5003rd and 4516th ($1115 vs $1329) 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 2408th and 995th 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
$7.85
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784