Sao Paulo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$538
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 9% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4918th and 5331st ($1126 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1670th and 7513th 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
$7.66
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$5012

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

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