Dublin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	593K	24.9M

The cost of living in Dublin is 140% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 605th and 4858th ($2627 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 17th and 675th 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	$18.3	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746