Dusseldorf vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	629K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 73% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2278th and 5069th ($1861 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 26th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Johannesburg

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	Dusseldorf	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$5865

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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