Dallas vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dallas | Johannesburg | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dallas is 136% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 700th and 5069th ($2550 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 3rd in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 113th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dallas vs Johannesburg
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| Dallas | Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dallas
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8 km or 5 mi |  University Park | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Irving | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duncanville | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Farmers Branch | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Mesquite | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Balch Springs | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Lancaster | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | DeSoto | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Grand Prairie | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Garland | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Richardson | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Carrollton | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Cedar Hill | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Coppell | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Euless | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Rowlett | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Sachse | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Arlington | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Plano | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grapevine | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Bedford | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Forney | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Colleyville | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Lewisville | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Hurst | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | The Colony | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Rockwall | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Southlake | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Mansfield | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Midlothian | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wylie | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Flower Mound | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Allen | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | North Richland Hills | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frisco | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Waxahachie | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Watauga | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Keller | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Haltom | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Little Elm |
Cities near Johannesburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |