Dusseldorf vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$985	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	631K	4.43M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 79% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2469th and 5539th ($1772 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 27th and 5667th 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	$14.4	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$5271

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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