Dublin vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	94	35
🏙️ Population	553K	12.9K

The cost of living in Dublin is 169% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 357th and 5256th ($2713 vs $1008) 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 35th and 7788th 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	$18.7	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$3332

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760