Dublin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
593K
3.03M

The cost of living in Dublin is 202% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 300th and 6052nd ($2810 vs $931) 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 496th 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
$19.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716