Samsun vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Samsun	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$858	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$436	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$55	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$689	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	23	63
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.27M

The cost of living in Samsun is 7% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6234th and 5917th ($858 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Samsun ranked 13th best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5708th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Soweto

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	Samsun	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.52	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.31	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.7%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7315	$3805

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683

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