Sao Paulo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$538
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4918th and 4339th ($1126 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1670th and 746th 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
$7.66
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$12236

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800