Johannesburg vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$441	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.04M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 31% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5539th and 6631st ($993 vs $759) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5667th and 5008th 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	$9.65	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$12242

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702