Dresden vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2754
🏠 One person rent
$706
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$1761
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
566K
4.8M

The cost of living in Dresden is 31% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3968th and 4839th ($1531 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 117th and 5190th 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
$13.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$5808

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950