Samsun vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Samsun	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1868	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$394	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$514	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$676	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	23	62
😀 Quality of life	57	39
🏙️ Population	1.37M	1.27M

The cost of living in Samsun is 16% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6364th and 5883rd ($820 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Samsun compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Samsun ranked 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5645th and 7063rd 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	$5.29	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$364	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.71%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2033	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$552	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11214	$4830

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Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607

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