Dublin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
553K
17.5M

The cost of living in Dublin is 189% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 357th and 5744th ($2713 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Ireland and China, respectively. Check Ireland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 35th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$24305

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584