Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.1 times more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
ZAR167.44
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
ZAR16.01
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.19
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
ZAR61.43
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.97
ZAR73.44
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZAR35.51
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
ZAR37.72
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.56
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.90
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.79
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR11.98
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.27
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.27
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR94.18
|
$3.52
AED12.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.66
ZAR1,363.31
|
$92.58
AED340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
ZAR355,175.36
|
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
ZAR171.50
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.97
ZAR813.77
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.16
ZAR6,980.89
|
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.30
ZAR6,354.22
|
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
ZAR1,585.12
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.65
ZAR4,195.13
|
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,485.74
ZAR83,026.55
|
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
ZAR37.55
|
$13.07
AED48.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
ZAR33.03
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.22
ZAR614.78
|
$72.99
AED268.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.03
ZAR111.63
|
$12.80
AED47.00
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Johannesburg
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.26
ZAR856.25
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.97
ZAR517.75
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.32
ZAR1,523.75
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.88
ZAR1,348.98
|
$89.62
AED329.16
|
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