Dresden vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$696
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
555K
4.43M

The cost of living in Dresden is 55% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3786th and 5921st ($1406 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 190th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Johannesburg

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Dresden Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$4829

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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