Dublin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5796
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1748
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$3037
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3727
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
593K
17.7M

The cost of living in Dublin is 187% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 605th and 5950th ($2627 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 17th and 545th 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
$18.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1479
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3211
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5541
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1213
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8881
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609