Dublin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
593K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dublin is 278% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 214th and 6776th ($3020 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 42nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Suzhou

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Dublin Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$20341

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635