Soweto vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$568
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
62
22
😀 Quality of life
39
46
🏙️ Population
1.27M
1.99M

The cost of living in Soweto is 71% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5883rd and 8124th ($971 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 98th in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 7063rd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$1501

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705