Ankara vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$439	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$1695
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	5.8M	4.43M

The cost of living in Ankara is 16% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6106th and 5069th ($907 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 1608th and 5446th 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	$8.47	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$5865

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045