Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$462	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.4M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5654th and 5261st ($976 vs $1037) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4281st and 723rd 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	$6.51	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$6749

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633