Dublin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	553K	5.87M

The cost of living in Dublin is 10% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 357th and 133rd ($2713 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Singapore, respectively. Check Ireland vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 35th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Singapore City

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	Dublin	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544