Izmir vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$516	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	70	73
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	4.49M	4.8M

The cost of living in Izmir is 11% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5367th and 4839th ($1040 vs $1171) 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 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 3283rd and 5190th 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	$7.76	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$5808

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

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