Istanbul vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$587	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	15.5M	4.43M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 4% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4816th and 5069th ($1125 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 790th and 5446th 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	$8.84	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$5865

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

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