Izmir vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$504	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	70	73
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	4.49M	4.8M

The cost of living in Izmir is 14% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5281st and 4745th ($1038 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Izmir compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2402nd and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Johannesburg

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	Izmir	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.65	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$5103

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965