Dublin vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
593K
2.72M

The cost of living in Dublin is 199% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 223rd and 5666th ($2992 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ireland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kaohsiung

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Dublin Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610