Dublin vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	4
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	593K	24.5K

The cost of living in Dublin is 203% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 214th and 5614th ($3020 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Ireland vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 42nd and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kingstown

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	Dublin	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793