Dublin vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	96	26
🏙️ Population	593K	13.9K

The cost of living in Dublin is 163% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 605th and 5500th ($2627 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 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 17th and 8510th 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	$18.3	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789