Istanbul vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Istanbul	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$514	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1033	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	76	61
🏙️ Population	15.5M	4.43M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 13% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5143rd and 5921st ($1025 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and South Africa, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 798th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Johannesburg

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	Istanbul	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.37	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.3	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.14%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.79	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.84	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9042	$4829

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952