Dublin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
593K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dublin is 282% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 223rd and 6833rd ($2992 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 36th and 3150th 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
$20.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$17664

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623