Dublin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
593K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dublin is 176% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 300th and 5553rd ($2810 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 21st and 3798th 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
$19.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$26560

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645