Gaziantep vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaziantep	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1465	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$233	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	73
😀 Quality of life	51	65
🏙️ Population	1.68M	4.8M

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 51% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8222nd and 4839th ($571 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 104th 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 1.1 months in Gaziantep compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Gaziantep ranked 36th best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6653rd and 5190th 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	$4.57	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.6	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.54%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1055	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$685	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.55	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.38	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.83	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.74	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5737	$5808

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$591
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$585
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$539
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$547
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$524
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$344
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$654
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$597
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$560
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$625
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$569
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$600
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$552
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$621
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$622
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$598
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$618
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$761
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$492
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$597
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$721
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$446
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$595
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$675
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$830
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$702
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$580
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$769
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$743
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$385
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$568
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$765
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$545
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$684
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$688

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950