Dublin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	593K	8.78M

The cost of living in Dublin is 360% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 315th and 7641st ($2858 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 138th in Ireland and China, respectively. Check Ireland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 21st and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Quanzhou

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	Dublin	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$9321

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941