Dublin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
593K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dublin is 213% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 223rd and 5984th ($2992 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ireland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Taichung

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Dublin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665