Konya vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Konya	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1681	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$361	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.6	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$774	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	39	63
😀 Quality of life	59	38
🏙️ Population	2.23M	1.27M

The cost of living in Konya is 24% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6914th and 5917th ($697 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.1 months in Konya compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Konya ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5394th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Konya vs Soweto

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	Konya	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.92%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$646	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$498	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4284	$3805

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Cities near Konya

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Karaman	$490
144 km or 89 mi	Eregli	$618
146 km or 91 mi	Aksaray	$406
154 km or 96 mi	Alanya	$745
160 km or 100 mi	Mut	$611
170 km or 106 mi	Isparta	$474
173 km or 107 mi	Bucak	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Bor	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Antalya	$928
193 km or 120 mi	Polatli	$691
193 km or 120 mi	Nigde	$699
194 km or 121 mi	Burdur	$554
196 km or 122 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
203 km or 126 mi	Kirsehir	$663
212 km or 132 mi	Nevsehir	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Mersin	$759
231 km or 144 mi	Ankara	$959
237 km or 147 mi	Kirikkale	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Eskisehir	$691
277 km or 172 mi	Kutahya	$568
279 km or 173 mi	Kayseri	$672
284 km or 176 mi	Talas	$645
284 km or 176 mi	Usak	$629
291 km or 181 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
296 km or 184 mi	Yozgat	$723
297 km or 184 mi	Kozan	$585
299 km or 186 mi	Denizli	$477
308 km or 192 mi	Ceyhan	$575
310 km or 193 mi	Nicosia	$1302
313 km or 195 mi	Kas	$752
319 km or 198 mi	Cankiri	$650
323 km or 201 mi	Kadirli	$535
327 km or 203 mi	Bolu	$616
328 km or 204 mi	Dali	$1243
329 km or 205 mi	Fethiye	$843
333 km or 207 mi	Bilecik	$755
333 km or 207 mi	Famagusta	$1252
340 km or 211 mi	Aradippou	$1134

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