Dublin vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	94	26
🏙️ Population	593K	5.33M

The cost of living in Dublin is 500% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 214th and 8650th ($3020 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 42nd and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kabul

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	Dublin	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$1302

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469