Dublin vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$1034
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	593K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 545% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 315th and 8887th ($2858 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 21st and 6597th 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	$20.8	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$2738

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373