Dublin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
553K
79.2K

The cost of living in Dublin is 501% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 357th and 8761st ($2713 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Bhutan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 35th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288