South Africa vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Africa Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$470
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1385
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$6023
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
61.5
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
34
🌐 English speaking %
31%
15%
🎓 Higher education
82
77
😀 Quality of life
36
52
🏙️ Population
62M
85.4M

The average cost of living in South Africa ($924) is 10% more expensive than in Turkey ($837). South Africa ranked 94th vs 111th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in South Africa compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 132nd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in South Africa vs Turkey

We calculate prices for South Africa and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

South Africa Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.58
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.18
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.47
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.66
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4572
$9817

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in South Africa vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$993
4.43M
Cape Town
$1071
3.78M
Soweto
$923
1.27M
Pretoria
$906
742K
Pietermaritzburg
$640
839K
Rustenburg
$889
550K
Durban
$809
595K
Randburg
$837
337K
Centurion
$807
237K
Sandton
$953
222K
East London
$766
267K
Port Elizabeth
$901
312K
Benoni
$785
159K
Kroonstad
$768
169K
Springs
$678
122K
Kimberley
$814
225K
Klerksdorp
$722
187K
Bloemfontein
$657
256K
Vanderbijlpark
$773
95.8K
Mthatha
$852
96.1K
Paarl
$1147
112K
Potchefstroom
$695
149K
Uitenhage
$840
104K
Komani
$915
68.9K
George
$743
157K
Vereeniging
$672
99K
Middelburg
$795
87.3K
Bethal
$784
60.8K
Upington
$699
121K
Brits
$820
53.5K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K