Salvador vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Salvador	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$396	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	57	63
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.27M

The cost of living in Salvador is 14% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6337th and 5331st ($887 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Salvador ranked 21st best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5445th and 7513th 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	$7.49	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$682	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15139	$5012

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751

Cities near Soweto

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