Ankara vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$487	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1598
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	96	63
😀 Quality of life	72	38
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.27M

The cost of living in Ankara is 4% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5741st and 5917th ($959 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1858th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Soweto

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	Ankara	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$3805

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

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