Dublin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
593K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dublin is 270% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 315th and 6778th ($2858 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 21st and 3523rd 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
$20.8
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$15339

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610