Dublin vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	593K	11.9M

The cost of living in Dublin is 246% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 315th and 6563rd ($2858 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 21st and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Hangzhou

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	Dublin	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$28925

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753