Diyarbakir vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Diyarbakir	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1575	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$336	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$586	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	28	63
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.27M

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 29% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7148th and 5917th ($659 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 0.9 months in Diyarbakir compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Diyarbakir ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6933rd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Diyarbakir vs Soweto

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	Diyarbakir	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.31	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.27%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$462	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.99	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$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	$0.21	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.68	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.79	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4896	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$621
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$606
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$600
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$600
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$589
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$492
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$589
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$589
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$573
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$614
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$587
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$644
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$582
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$544
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$578
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$574
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$672
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$688
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$581
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$562
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$462
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$607
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$646
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$615
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$617
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$575
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$553
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$523
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$509
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$948

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