Dublin vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	4
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	593K	24.5K

The cost of living in Dublin is 201% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 223rd and 5701st ($2992 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Ireland vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 36th and 6376th 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	$20.5	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788