Sao Paulo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$462
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$1598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.27M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 6% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5654th and 5917th ($976 vs $923) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4281st and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$3805

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003