Johannesburg vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$485	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$1014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	74	55
😀 Quality of life	62	56
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.85M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5031st and 6521st ($1082 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 5648th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Kocaeli

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	Johannesburg	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$7174

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760