Dublin vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	40
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	593K	580K

The cost of living in Dublin is 110% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 315th and 4339th ($2858 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Jamaica, respectively. Check Ireland vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 21st and 6173rd 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	$20.8	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$4783

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713