Johannesburg vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$485	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	74	44
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.04M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 32% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5031st and 6587th ($1082 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 5648th 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	$10.1	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$6015

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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 Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945