Adana vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adana	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$293	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$561	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$787	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	42	63
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.27M

The cost of living in Adana is 23% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6828th and 5917th ($712 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Adana compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Adana ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4255th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adana vs Soweto

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	Adana	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.2	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.29%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$419	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.62	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.21	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4636	$3805

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Cities near Adana

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Tarsus	$688
44 km or 27 mi	Ceyhan	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Kozan	$585
67 km or 42 mi	Mersin	$759
80 km or 50 mi	Kadirli	$535
83 km or 51 mi	Osmaniye	$403
88 km or 55 mi	Iskenderun	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Hassa	$537
115 km or 72 mi	Antakya	$598
116 km or 72 mi	Islahiye	$523
117 km or 73 mi	Samandag	$597
119 km or 74 mi	Bor	$664
122 km or 76 mi	Nigde	$699
126 km or 78 mi	Eregli	$618
137 km or 85 mi	Reyhanli	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
162 km or 101 mi	Kilis	$570
167 km or 104 mi	Idlib	$489
169 km or 105 mi	Latakia	$386
173 km or 107 mi	Mut	$611
183 km or 114 mi	Gaziantep	$577
186 km or 115 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Karaman	$490
188 km or 117 mi	Talas	$645
189 km or 117 mi	Nevsehir	$698
190 km or 118 mi	Aksaray	$406
193 km or 120 mi	Kayseri	$672
220 km or 136 mi	Nizip	$581
243 km or 151 mi	Famagusta	$1252
244 km or 152 mi	Hama	$417
249 km or 155 mi	Paralimni	$1158
258 km or 160 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	Kirsehir	$663
269 km or 167 mi	Konya	$697
269 km or 167 mi	Nicosia	$1302
274 km or 170 mi	Adiyaman	$644
277 km or 172 mi	Aradippou	$1134
277 km or 172 mi	Larnaca	$1368
278 km or 173 mi	Dali	$1243
282 km or 175 mi	Homs	$456

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