Dublin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
593K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dublin is 166% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 223rd and 4971st ($2992 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 36th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Shanghai

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Dublin Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765