Izmir vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$437	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	68	63
😀 Quality of life	68	38
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.27M

The cost of living in Izmir is 1% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5990th and 5917th ($909 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Izmir compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 3369th and 7204th 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	$8.23	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$3805

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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