Sao Paulo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$481	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	63	39
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.27M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 4% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5616th and 5883rd ($1012 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 4573rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Soweto

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	Sao Paulo	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$4830

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

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