Cost of living comparison
Johannesburg is 35.6% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Johannesburg instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.30
ZAR168.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.92
ZAR89.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
AED4.07
|
$1.04
ZAR18.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
AED2.69
|
$0.73
ZAR13.27
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
$1.00
ZAR18.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
AED17.70
|
$3.93
ZAR71.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
AED26.74
|
$4.24
ZAR76.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
$2.21
ZAR39.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
AED12.64
|
$2.10
ZAR37.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
AED3.77
|
$0.72
ZAR12.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
AED3.18
|
$0.69
ZAR12.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.95
|
$0.61
ZAR11.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.63
|
$0.73
ZAR13.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.57
ZAR10.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
AED2.02
|
$0.66
ZAR11.98
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
AED11.51
|
$4.83
ZAR87.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
$75.88
ZAR1,371.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
$19,696.94
ZAR356,010.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.80
AED36.00
|
$9.88
ZAR178.50
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
$45.51
ZAR822.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
$408.53
ZAR7,383.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
$360.43
ZAR6,514.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
$85.63
ZAR1,547.63
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
$241.74
ZAR4,369.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
$5,451.68
ZAR98,535.76
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.19
ZAR39.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.87
AED21.55
|
$1.94
ZAR35.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
$3.04
ZAR54.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.64
AED329.25
|
$32.81
ZAR593.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$6.84
ZAR123.61
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Johannesburg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
$46.41
ZAR838.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
$35.12
ZAR634.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
$82.78
ZAR1,496.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.12
AED349.36
|
$83.39
ZAR1,507.18
|
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