Dublin vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5796
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$1748
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$3037
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3727
$3804
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
593K
7.41M

The cost of living in Dublin is 4% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 605th and 427th ($2627 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and China, respectively. Check Ireland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 17th and 248th 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
$18.3
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1479
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3211
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.6
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5541
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1213
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8881
$22706

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2186
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2216
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2628
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1767
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1785
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1662
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1713
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2134
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1755
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1968
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1382
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1562
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1969
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2297
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1615
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1390
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1682
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1681
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1697
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1710
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1774
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1706
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1675
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1482
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2275
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1556
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1732
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1897
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1686
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1497
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1753
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1762
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1714
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1456
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1629
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1574

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598