Johannesburg vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$485	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	74	22
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.99M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 63% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5031st and 7336th ($1082 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 74th 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 1 months in Urfa. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 5648th and 6966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Urfa

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	Johannesburg	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$8570

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$625
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$693
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$602
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$587
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$483
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$627
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$582
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$600
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$559
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$587
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$464
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$619
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$337
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$543
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$552
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$591
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$659
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$623
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$647
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$596
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$402
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$438
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$623
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$591
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$791