Dublin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
593K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dublin is 285% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 214th and 6854th ($3020 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Ireland and China, respectively. Check Ireland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 42nd and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Guangzhou

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Dublin Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$19408

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711