Dublin vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
593K
1.33M

The cost of living in Dublin is 179% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 223rd and 5151st ($2992 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 1177th 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
$20.5
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$15321

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102