Dublin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	593K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dublin is 165% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 605th and 5539th ($2627 vs $993) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 17th and 5667th 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	$18.3	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$5271

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003