Salvador vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Salvador	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1943	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$338	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$492	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	56	63
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.27M

The cost of living in Salvador is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6702nd and 5704th ($791 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Salvador ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5621st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Soweto

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	Salvador	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.39	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.83	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13462	$3811

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915