Dublin vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	593K	720K

The cost of living in Dublin is 179% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 605th and 5814th ($2627 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 703rd in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Okayama

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	Dublin	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$16248

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545