Porto Alegre vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$386
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.27M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 14% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6346th and 5331st ($885 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5036th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Soweto

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Porto Alegre Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$5012

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$696
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$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965