Dublin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	593K	8.78M

The cost of living in Dublin is 308% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 605th and 7256th ($2627 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th 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 34th in China, while ranked 17th and 4015th 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	$18.3	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936