Dublin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
593K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dublin is 229% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 223rd and 6264th ($2992 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Tainan

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Dublin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697