Bursa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bursa	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1876	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$322	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$778	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	72
😀 Quality of life	64	57
🏙️ Population	2.9M	4.43M

The cost of living in Bursa is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6708th and 5539th ($743 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4504th and 5667th 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	$8.31	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.88%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1139	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.96	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.89	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.43	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6611	$5271

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$708
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$599
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$755
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$835
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$782
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1248
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$679
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$1113
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$718
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$568
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$707
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$547
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$455
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$690
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$701
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$661
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$629
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$535
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$675
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$616
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$638
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$642
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$934
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$909
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$681
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$643
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$477
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$624
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$691
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$655

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003