Johannesburg vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$403	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$431
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	61	41
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.34M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 60% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5921st and 7971st ($908 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 5184th and 7036th 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	$7.41	$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$10901

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Cities near Johannesburg

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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$516
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$651
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$556
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$551
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$476
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$490
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$469
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$547
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$512
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$555
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$556
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$499
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$572
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$580
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$463
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$416
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$431
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$522
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$315
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$498
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$800
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$567
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$490
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$532
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$571
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$683
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$397
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$554
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$622
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$591
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$519
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$594
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$618
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$521
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$815
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$628