Bursa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bursa	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2363	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$403	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$687	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$918	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bursa is 15% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6133rd and 5031st ($915 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 months in Bursa compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 4671st and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Johannesburg

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	Bursa	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.56	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.32%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1641	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1499	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.38	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.44	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15610	$5503

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$787
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$659
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$679
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$837
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$838
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1288
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$724
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$985
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$835
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$704
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$686
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$547
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$679
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$725
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$562
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$732
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$699
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$695
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$759
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$655
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$760
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$574
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1067
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1046
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$686
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$652
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$557
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1151
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$780
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$595

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