Bursa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bursa	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$362	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$656	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.8	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$672	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	63	58
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bursa is 27% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6479th and 5069th ($789 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.9 months in Bursa compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4634th and 5446th 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	$8.75	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.33	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$756	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.31%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1149	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.18	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.27	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6731	$5865

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$690
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$579
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$594
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$692
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$642
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$643
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1125
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$655
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$652
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$695
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$700
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$605
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$716
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$694
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$683
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$705
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$642
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$648
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$657
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$652
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$599
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$612
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$668
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$596
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$899
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$663
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$508
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$635
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$678
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$638

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