Dublin vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$179
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	593K	11.1M

The cost of living in Dublin is 539% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 605th and 8934th ($2627 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Ireland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 17th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Lahore

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	Dublin	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$1172

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346