Dublin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	593K	17.5M

The cost of living in Dublin is 226% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 315th and 6334th ($2858 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 21st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Shenzhen

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	Dublin	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$22402

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634