Dublin vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
593K
938K

The cost of living in Dublin is 104% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 214th and 4050th ($3020 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Jamaica, respectively. Check Ireland vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 42nd and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kingston

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Dublin Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$5834

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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 Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814