Dublin vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	593K	580K

The cost of living in Dublin is 91% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 605th and 3941st ($2627 vs $1378) 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 0.6 months in Kingston. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 17th and 5942nd 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	$18.3	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$2764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707