Dublin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
593K
2.87M

The cost of living in Dublin is 221% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 214th and 5994th ($3020 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 42nd and 351st 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
$19.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684