Ankara vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$408	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	72	61
🏙️ Population	5.5M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 12% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6390th and 5921st ($800 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2095th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Johannesburg

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	Ankara	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$4829

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952