Dublin vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
593K
9.5M

The cost of living in Dublin is 390% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 223rd and 7844th ($2992 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Ireland and China, respectively. Check Ireland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 36th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Foshan

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Dublin Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664