Salvador vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Salvador	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1824	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$323	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	56	62
😀 Quality of life	58	39
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.27M

The cost of living in Salvador is 24% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6712th and 5883rd ($741 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th 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 Salvador compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Salvador ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5558th and 7063rd 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	$5.01	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.34%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1184	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$657	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.91	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10964	$4830

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045