Dublin vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
593K
1.33M

The cost of living in Dublin is 171% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 300th and 5386th ($2810 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Saitama

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Dublin Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075