Goiania vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goiania	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1905	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$272	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$342	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	33	63
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.27M

The cost of living in Goiania is 28% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7098th and 5917th ($665 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 6th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Goiania compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Goiania ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6239th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goiania vs Soweto

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	Goiania	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14624	$3805

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003