Dublin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
593K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dublin is 138% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 223rd and 4661st ($2992 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Taipei

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Dublin Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602