Dublin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	593K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dublin is 164% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 315th and 5031st ($2858 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 21st and 5648th 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	$20.8	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$5503

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915