Sao Paulo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2664
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$480
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$881
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
12.4M
1.27M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5031st and 6110th ($1042 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 4799th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1043
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.78%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1879
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.79
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12031
$2867

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952