Porto Alegre vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$365
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
73
62
😀 Quality of life
57
44
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.27M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 4% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6252nd and 6110th ($838 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5813th and 6750th 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
$5.66
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952