Dublin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dublin | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dublin is 4% more expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 357th and 503rd ($2713 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 35th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dublin vs Hong Kong
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| Dublin | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dublin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.3 mi |  Swords | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Naas | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Drogheda | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Dundalk | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Kilkenny | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Wexford | |
| 131 km or 82 mi |  Lisburn | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Waterford | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Belfast | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Douglas | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Bangor | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Omagh | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Limerick | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Galway | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Rhyl | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Derry | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Wallasey | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Formby | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Crosby | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bebington | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Liverpool | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bootle | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Southport | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Blackpool | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Cork | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Wrexham | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Lytham St Annes | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Whitehaven | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Chester | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Llanelli | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | St Helens | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Widnes | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Runcorn | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Morecambe | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Preston | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Lancaster | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Wigan |
Cities near Hong Kong
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Macau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Dongguan | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Huizhou | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Shanwei | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Foshan | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kaiping | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Heyuan | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Yunfu | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Puning | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Meizhou | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maoming | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Hezhou | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Yulin | |
| 427 km or 266 mi | Longyan | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Xiamen | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Haikou | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Guigang | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Guilin | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Laibin |