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Johannesburg vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Johannesburg is 20.7% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% more in Johannesburg
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Johannesburg
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Johannesburg
Housing: pay 74.8% more in Johannesburg
Childcare: pay 51.6% less in Johannesburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Johannesburg
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Johannesburg

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Johannesburg are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Johannesburg.

Johannesburg vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johannesburg instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 25.1% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY310.40	$11.47 ZAR193.59	+57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY327.71	$4.93 ZAR83.24	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.26	$1.06 ZAR17.92	-9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.97	$0.84 ZAR14.10	+88.1%
Average			+25.1%

Turkey vs. Johannesburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.56	$1.11 ZAR18.69	+65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY191.89	$4.31 ZAR72.82	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY147.41	$4.73 ZAR79.91	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.91	$2.37 ZAR40.03	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY105.15	$2.30 ZAR38.89	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.40	$0.78 ZAR13.23	+26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.79	$0.72 ZAR12.08	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.53	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.45	$0.80 ZAR13.47	+33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.44	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+125.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.56	$0.70 ZAR11.87	+184.4%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY195.65	$4.84 ZAR81.63	+5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,238.49	$86.04 ZAR1,451.94	+196.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,050,202.50	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY321.62	$11.24 ZAR189.72	+49.2%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 74.8% more for housing

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY583.96	$41.63 ZAR702.57	+204.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,995.13	$434.32 ZAR7,329.41	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,885.89	$380.92 ZAR6,428.15	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,999.48	$94.21 ZAR1,589.83	+101.2%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 51.6% less for childcare

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,349.79	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY431,471.50	$5,560.97 ZAR93,844.00	-45.0%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY127.09	$2.58 ZAR43.56	-13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.78	$2.24 ZAR37.84	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.78	$3.15 ZAR53.24	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,249.23	$35.07 ZAR591.78	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY242.75	$7.31 ZAR123.42	+28.6%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Turkey	Johannesburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY2,001.95	$53.86 ZAR908.96	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,856.90	$41.32 ZAR697.37	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,343.54	$92.73 ZAR1,564.87	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,626.51	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	-2.4%
Average			-0.3%

Turkey vs. Johannesburg - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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