Izmir vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$420	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	68	62
😀 Quality of life	68	44
🏙️ Population	4.32M	1.27M

The cost of living in Izmir is 6% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6300th and 6110th ($825 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 9th in South Africa, while ranked 3526th and 6750th 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	$6.38	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$2867

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952