Izmir vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$431	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	68	62
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.27M

The cost of living in Izmir is 8% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6157th and 5883rd ($892 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3155th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Soweto

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	Izmir	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$4830

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045