Gaziantep vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaziantep	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$255	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$557	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	74
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	1.68M	4.43M

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 44% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7799th and 5031st ($602 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 0.9 months in Gaziantep compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Gaziantep ranked 63rd best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6975th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs Johannesburg

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	Gaziantep	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.13%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1013	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$598	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.99	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.33	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.85	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6023	$5503

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$612
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$600
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$530
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$544
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$535
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$337
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$693
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$619
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$550
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$591
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$599
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$543
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$625
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$623
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$659
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$627
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$647
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$791
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$438
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$622
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$820
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$725
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$587
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$781
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$754
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$402
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$582
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$820
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$559
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$690
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$709

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