Dublin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
553K
4.43M

The cost of living in Dublin is 199% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 357th and 5921st ($2713 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 35th and 5184th 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
$18.7
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$4829

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Johannesburg

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