Sao Paulo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$537
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 6% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5003rd and 5251st ($1115 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 2408th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.85
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950