Soweto vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$1549
🏠 One person rent	$540	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$458
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$1224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	63	22
😀 Quality of life	38	44
🏙️ Population	1.27M	1.99M

The cost of living in Soweto is 50% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5917th and 7513th ($923 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 71st in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 2 months in Urfa. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 7204th and 6606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Urfa

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	Soweto	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$7315

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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

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$577
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$606
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$462
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$544
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$621
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$570
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$523
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$537
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$589
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$457
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$600
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$403
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$489
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$535
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$589
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$578
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$598
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$585
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$573
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$672
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$417
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$621
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$578
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$712