Dublin vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
593K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dublin is 132% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 300th and 4566th ($2810 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 21st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Osaka

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Dublin Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$5653

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016