Johannesburg vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$487	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.04M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 37% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5069th and 6481st ($1079 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 5446th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mersin

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	Johannesburg	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$13097

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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 Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$689
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$627
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$576
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$637
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$580
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$596
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$510
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$540
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$433
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$450
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$535
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$427
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$522
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$426
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$534
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1331
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$607
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1150
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$516
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1352
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$527
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$674
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1356
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$625
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1242
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1559
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$656
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$835
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$541
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$473
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$450
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2130
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1832