Johannesburg vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$487	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.37M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 32% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5069th and 6364th ($1079 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Samsun. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 5446th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Samsun

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	Johannesburg	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$11214

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607