Dublin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	593K	4.8M

The cost of living in Dublin is 151% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 214th and 4745th ($3020 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ireland and South Africa, respectively. Check Ireland vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 42nd and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Johannesburg

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	Dublin	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$5103

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965