Adana vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adana	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2105	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$304	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$836	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	42	74
😀 Quality of life	69	62
🏙️ Population	1.77M	4.43M

The cost of living in Adana is 27% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6697th and 5031st ($791 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th 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 Adana compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Adana ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 4331st and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adana vs Johannesburg

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	Adana	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.45	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.61%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$433	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.4	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.67	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9644	$5503

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Cities near Adana

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Tarsus	$724
44 km or 27 mi	Ceyhan	$599
66 km or 41 mi	Kozan	$623
67 km or 42 mi	Mersin	$820
80 km or 50 mi	Kadirli	$550
83 km or 51 mi	Osmaniye	$337
88 km or 55 mi	Iskenderun	$591
109 km or 68 mi	Hassa	$544
115 km or 72 mi	Antakya	$659
116 km or 72 mi	Islahiye	$530
117 km or 73 mi	Samandag	$647
119 km or 74 mi	Bor	$754
122 km or 76 mi	Nigde	$781
126 km or 78 mi	Eregli	$690
137 km or 85 mi	Reyhanli	$619
158 km or 98 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
162 km or 101 mi	Kilis	$600
167 km or 104 mi	Idlib	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Latakia	$441
173 km or 107 mi	Mut	$634
183 km or 114 mi	Gaziantep	$602
186 km or 115 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Karaman	$420
188 km or 117 mi	Talas	$696
189 km or 117 mi	Nevsehir	$820
190 km or 118 mi	Aksaray	$838
193 km or 120 mi	Kayseri	$725
220 km or 136 mi	Nizip	$612
243 km or 151 mi	Famagusta	$1376
244 km or 152 mi	Hama	$438
249 km or 155 mi	Paralimni	$1403
258 km or 160 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
259 km or 161 mi	Kirsehir	$750
269 km or 167 mi	Konya	$670
269 km or 167 mi	Nicosia	$1453
274 km or 170 mi	Adiyaman	$693
277 km or 172 mi	Aradippou	$1275
277 km or 172 mi	Larnaca	$1587
278 km or 173 mi	Dali	$1420
282 km or 175 mi	Homs	$402

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915