Johannesburg vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$403
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
61
58
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.81M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5921st and 6570th ($908 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Mersin. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 5184th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783