Gaziantep vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaziantep	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$288	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$565	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	30	63
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.27M

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 37% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7931st and 5917th ($577 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 months in Gaziantep compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Gaziantep ranked 56th best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6919th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs Soweto

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	Gaziantep	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.72%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1299	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$411	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.84	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.94	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.28	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12119	$3805

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$581
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$570
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$523
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$537
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$509
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$403
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$644
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$582
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$614
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$578
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$489
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$587
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$585
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$598
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$544
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$712
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$462
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$603
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$688
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$417
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$645
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$672
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$606
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$699
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$664
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$456
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$621
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$698
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$600
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$618
300 km or 186 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