Dublin vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
553K
1.46M

The cost of living in Dublin is 165% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 357th and 5138th ($2713 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006