Dublin vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	593K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dublin is 161% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 300th and 5069th ($2810 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 21st and 5446th 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	$19.6	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$5865

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045