Ankara vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$570	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	5.8M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 3% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4905th and 5031st ($1118 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2097th and 5648th 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	$9.47	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$5503

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

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