Johannesburg vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$487	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.85M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 55% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5069th and 6959th ($1079 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 5446th and 6180th 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	$9.91	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$4125

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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

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$652
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$643
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$642
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$633
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$579
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$594
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$502
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$605
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1125
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$692
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$690
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$461
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$716
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$599
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$700
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$683
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$655
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$705
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$584
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$672
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$617
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$678
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$596
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$648
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$642
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$635
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$931
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$643
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$652
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$612