Dublin vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
593K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 545% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 223rd and 8843rd ($2992 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 36th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Islamabad

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Dublin Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$3118

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Cities near Dublin

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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379