Dublin vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5796
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1748
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$3037
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3727
$170
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
593K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dublin is 555% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 605th and 8953rd ($2627 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 Rawalpindi. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 17th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1479
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3211
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5541
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1213
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8881
$1075

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272