Dublin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	593K	5.87M

The cost of living in Dublin is 14% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 605th and 129th ($2627 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Singapore, respectively. Check Ireland vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 17th and 11th 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	$18.3	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605